Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
Kristen Jenson of Defend Young Minds interviews Dr. Mateusz Gola about problematic pornography use and the latest neuroscience of addiction. Access the interview here.
Ff we adults are seemingly powerless in the face of such digital temptation, where does that leave our kids? Read the article here.
Should they be using these services at all? Read the article here.
Teens spent significantly more time on their phones and online gaming due to the pandemic. Read the article here.
For many years now, some experts have been saying that smartphones and social media harm teens while others have dismissed those concerns as just another moral panic, no different from those that accompanied the arrival of video games, television and even comic books. Read the article here.
Our complicated relationship with social media might be simpler than it feels. Just remember how it started. Read the article here.
A team of researchers at King’s College London has found that nearly 40% of students surveyed exhibited symptoms of addiction to their smartphone. Read the article here.
Addictions can develop in response to things other than chemical substances — smartphones, video gaming, certain forms of enabling and so on. Read the article here.
Loneliness is a risk factor associated with adolescents being drawn into compulsive internet use. Read the article here.