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How Do We Move Away From All The Screen Time Our Kids Are Used To Now?
The Digital Wellness Lab, (an evolution from the Center on Media and Child Health,) contributes research-based expertise to the conversation about the roles of screens and of active play. -
Instagram to default young teens to private accounts, restrict ads and unwanted adult contact
The Digital Wellness Lab helps Instagram seek best practices for media and youth. -
Digital Detox: 10 tips for weaning the screens this summer
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. David Bickham tells us how we can use seasonal schedule shifts to make changes in digital behavior. -
Screen time has increased by as much as 500% during the pandemic, but should local parents panic?
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich explains the importance of engaging with children and their screen use. -
Doing everything online – mental wellbeing vs digital addiction effects on human interaction
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Jill R. Kavanaugh and Kristelle Lavallee Collins explain the benefits of taking a holistic approach to media and of not framing media with a negative bias. -
Stop the Freakout Over Kids’ Screen Time
Dr. Michael Rich and the Digital Wellness Lab emphasize the importance of context and nuance in approaching screen use. -
Wellness Habits Help Families Adjust Post Pandemic
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Pulse Survey from March 2021 reveals key pandemic effects on the use of media and devices by youth. -
1 big thing: Curbing kids’ screen time
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich contributes to a nuanced, evidence-based approach to screen time concerns. -
Amazon Kids links up with Boston Children’s Hospital’s Digital Wellness Lab
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich and Dr. David Bickham explain the need for and rigorousness of the Lab’s work.







