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in title, tags, annotations or urlTen Kid-Friendly Rules for Texting With Respect and Dignity | Psychology Today - 0 views
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Technology makes it too easy to say things that are impulsive or unkind
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Your words can be misinterpreted, manipulated, and forwarded without your permission
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Once you share something online, you lose control of where it goes, who can forward it, who will see it, and how it can potentially be used
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Ten Kid-Friendly Rules for Texting With Respect and Dignity | Psychology Today - 0 views
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“What is the “right” age for youngsters to begin texting and using social media?”
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If you wouldn’t say something to a person’s face, don’t send it via text or the internet.
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Don’t gossip about other people
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The Fear of Screen Harm (FOSH): A Fear Worth Our Attention | Psychology Today - 0 views
Is Screen Time Bad for Kids' Brains? - 0 views
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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Is There a Healthy Way for Students to Use Social Media? | Greater Good Magazine - 0 views
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we might be overlooking the “educational and psychological benefits of using social media sites,” such as developing critical thinking and perspective-taking skills
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parents and educators have been led to demonize what could simply be an evolving means of social connection
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a constant stream of interruptions
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Amy Orben: 'To talk about smartphones affecting the brain is a slippery slope' | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views
Nir Eyal on how to beat tech addiction: 'We need a new skill set' | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views
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we need to stop using the word “addicted” when it comes to technology – because most of us aren’t addicted at all; we’re just guilty of overuse
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It’s amazing, he adds, that people don’t see that the alarm around tech is just a repeat of a very old storyline. “In the 1950s, fearmongers were saying the exact same thing about comic books, literally verbatim: it’s reducing kids’ attention spans; it’s causing them to commit suicide; it’s leading to mental health issues.” Distraction, he stresses, is an age-old problem that is far bigger than technology
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If we want to avoid distraction, we can’t just throw our phones away or go on a digital detox; we need to deal with the psychological reasons we’re looking for distraction in the first place
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