while it’s admirable to expect your kid to exercise for a full hour, the reality is that, unless you have an Olympic sized pool in your backyard where your kid can do the butterfly stroke for an hour, it’s tough for a 10 year old to stay moving for a full hour
Give Kids Unlimited Screen Time-But Only After They've Completed Their Daily Activities - 0 views
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There’s a difference between a teen that is using screen time intentionally versus mindlessly,
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every parent has their own rules when it comes to screen time use and you know your kid best. But by starting with conversations about goals, boundaries and intentional use, parents and teenagers can lay down their swords in the battle over screen time and social media use
The Kids (Who Use Tech) Seem to Be All Right - Scientific American - 0 views
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Social media is linked to depression—or not. First-person shooter video games are good for cognition—or they encourage violence. Young people are either more connected—or more isolated than ever. Such are the conflicting messages about the effects of technology on children’s well-being. Negative findings receive far more attention and have fueled panic among parents and educators. This state of affairs reflects a heated debate among scientists. Studies showing statistically significant negative effects are followed by others revealing positive effects or none at all—sometimes using the same data set.
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at a population level, technology use has a nearly negligible effect on adolescent psychological well-being
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Technology use tilts the needle less than half a percent away from feeling emotionally sound. For context, eating potatoes is associated with nearly the same degree of effect and wearing glasses has a more negative impact on adolescent mental health.
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Social media effect 'tiny' in teenagers - 0 views
The Ups and Downs of Social Media - 0 views
Amy Orben: 'To talk about smartphones affecting the brain is a slippery slope' | Techno... - 0 views
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/07/us/video-games-child-sex-abuse.html - 0 views
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Sexual predators and other bad actors have found an easy access point into the lives of young people: They are meeting them online through multiplayer video games and chat apps
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Games are a common target, but predators are also finding many victims on social platforms like Instagram
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Six years ago, a little over 50 reports of the crimes, commonly known as “sextortion,” were referred to the federally designated clearinghouse in suburban Washington that tracks online child sexual abuse. Last year, the center received over 1,500
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