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  • Massachusetts Attorney General joins coalition investigating TikTok’s impact on children

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    WCVB Staff

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    WCVB Boston

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich chime sin on how TikTok and other new platforms can be more usefully thought of as tools for parents and kids.

    Get the whole story at WCVB Boston.

  • A Parent’s Guide to Digital Wellness

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    Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros

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    Medium

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s work to define and promote digital wellness is cited and discussed.

    Get the whole story at Medium.

  • Ask Me Anything: Dr. Michael Rich

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    Larry Magid

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    Connect Safely

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich answers questions on topics ranging from social media to gaming to remote learning and more.

    Get the whole story at Connect Safely.

  • Tech vs. Parents: Getting Control of the Tech Tension

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    Susan Borison

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    Your Teen Magazine for Parents

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich goes in-depth about how families can build healthy media behaviors with their kids.

    Get the whole story at Your Teen Magazine for Parents.

  • Teens’ screen time doubled to 8 hours a day during the pandemic — not counting schoolwork

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    Gabrielle Emanuel

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    WBUR Boston

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich cautions that increased screen use can bring significant benefits as well as risks.

    Get the whole story at WBUR Boston.

  • FOSI 2021 – Talking to Parents About Screen Time & Digital Overload

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    Catherine Teitelbaum (moderator)

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    Family Online Safety Institute

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Kristelle Lavallee Collins contributes to an in-depth discussion of digital wellness and high amounts of media use.

    Get the whole story at Family Online Safety Institute .

  • FOSI 2021 – Technology’s Positive Role in Child Development

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    Stephen Balkam (moderator)

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    Family Online Safety Institute

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich engages in a panel discussion on intentional and positive use of digital tools.

    Get the whole story at Family Online Safety Institute.

  • How Ryan Kaji Became the Most Popular 10-Year-Old in the World

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    Belinda Luscombe

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    Time

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains how developing young minds can connect with personalities of media figures.

    Get the whole story at Time.

  • Screen Time of Teens Rise to 7.7 Hours During COVID-19 Pandemic on Top of Online School: Study

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    Teejay Boris

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    Tech Times

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich brings up school-related and ambient exposure to screens as additional context to large pandemic-related recreational screen use increases in children.

    Get the whole story at Tech Times.

  • Researchers study TikTok videos as unexplained tics appear in teens

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    Ash-har Quraishi

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    thedenverchannel.com

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    The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich points out that suggestible symptoms like tics can cause widespread effects on any large media platform.

    Get the whole story at thedenverchannel.com.

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