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Kids, Screens, and Schools: How worried should we be?
Digital Wellness Lab founder Dr. Michael Rich engages in an extensive conversation about how kids are growing up increasingly intertwined with technology.
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It’s time to face the facts
Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter, Program Administrator for the Digital Wellness Lab, comments on the important of evidence-based health information and the danger of self-diagnosis.
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How to Manage Your Teen’s Social Media and Phone Use, According to Experts
Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Digital Wellness Lab, touts the value of communication and structure in helping kids develop healthy social media and device habits.
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The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones
The Digital Wellness Lab’s Dr. Michael Rich goes in depth about educating kids about the power and the drawbacks of phones.
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Students are “addicted:” Minnesota principals back school cell phone limits
The Digital Wellness Lab’s founder, Dr. Michael Rich, explains that phones are powerful tools that kids should be taught to use safely.
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Families navigating adolescence offline find that life as a teen without social media is not easy
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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How young is too young to be left home alone?
Dr. Erica Lee, Consulting Psychologist with the Digital Wellness Lab, cites the Lab’s Family Guide to Creating Shared Media Use Agreements as a part of structuring kids’ use of media and tech.
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The Worst Feature Apple Ever Made
Dr. David Bickham, who directs the Digital Wellness Lab’s research activities, stresses the importance of context when evaluating social media use.
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The news cycle has been intense. Should you be hope-scrolling instead?
Dr. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, Consulting Psychologist with the Digital Wellness Lab, advises awareness of how social media content makes you feel.