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Families navigating adolescence offline find that life as a teen without social media is not easy

Jocelyn Gecker

Milwaukee Independent

Aug 12, 2024

The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich conveys that social media is the environment young people inhabit in ways their predecessors can struggle to understand

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We believe that by following the science, we can create an empathetic and respectful world in which our kids can grow up healthy, smart, and kind.

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