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LAUSD considering student cellphone ban
Dr. Michael Rich, founder of the Digital Wellness Lab, discusses on potential school phone bans and how phones can distract and tether kids.
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Instagram Is Not a Cigarette
Digital Wellness Lab research director Dr. David Bickham comments on the evolving understanding of social media’s effects on kids.
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Experts reflect on parenting in the digital age on Raising Me podcast
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich gives insights into the developmental stages parents are guiding kids through even amid ubiquitous digital media.
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A surgeon general’s warning on social media wouldn’t be as powerful as good-old-fashioned parenting, experts say
Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences, a Pulse Survey from the Digital Wellness Lab, is mentioned for exploring self-reported effects of social media on adolescents.
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Surgeon general wants warning labels for social media apps
Digital Wellness Lab Consulting Psychologist Erica Lee comments on the mental health risks of youth social media use.
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Opinion: The warning parents need about social media
The Pulse Survey Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences from the Digital Wellness Lab is referenced.
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By Some Measures, Students’ Well-Being Has Been Stable for a Decade, Study Shows
Digital Wellness Lab Scientist Dr. Zhiying (Zoey) Yue comments on the stresses endured by high school students and on increasing mental health diagnoses.
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If You Know What ‘Brainrot’ Means, You Might Already Have It
Digital Wellness Lab director Dr. Michael Rich, as well as Student Advisory Council contributors Joshua and Leena, are all quoted on how social media can be soothing but also very difficult to control or moderate.
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Are smartphones and social media harming teen mental health? Here’s why experts are split
Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Digital Wellness Lab, cautions that digital device and social media bans may be impractical and ignore the benefits some kids glean from these technologies.