US EditionWhen Kids Use Screens, Parents Worry About the Wrong Thing, New Study Suggests
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Young people's use of social media is reduced when they are forced to consider why they go there, shows a new study from the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.
It's not screen time that leads to mental health problems in children and young people, according to an international study. Instead, it's what they're exposed to online. "A one-sided focus on screen time risks leading us astray," says Daniel Kardefelt Winther, one of the study authors.
'The Tech Exit' Helps Families Ditch Addictive Tech
Social media, screens and smartphones, oh my — parents everywhere are struggling to keep their kids safe in an overwhelming technological age. Clare Morell, a tech policy expert and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, throws frazzled families a lifeline in her new book, Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones. In Tech Exit, Morell encourages parents to challenge the idea that addictive technologies are …
Children's mental health harmed by excessive screen time: help for parents
South Africans spend more time on screens than almost any other nation and the obsession is fuelling a mental health crisis among children and adolescents, warns the South African Society of Psychiatrists.
It's easy to give up when your children would rather sit in front of a screen.
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