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Tech Trends:

Screen Time, Social Media, Digital Wellness

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The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

by Kara Baskin, from Boston Magazine

A special report on our TikTok-scrolling, Snapchat-loving, sleep-deprived teens—and what caregivers need to know to keep kids safe.

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Wait til 8th

Let kids be kids a little longer. Learn how to start the Wait til 8th pledge in your community and how to talk to youth and other parents about delaying smartphones.

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Screenagers

The impact of this digital age has led to rapid increases in levels of mental health challenges among youth. Through Screenagers' movies, resources, and initiatives, they aim to play their part in restoring the balance.

 

Screenagers has several great podcasts available! Use the link below to access their incredible list of available podcasts!

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Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens

We live in a world of screens. And in this digital age — with so many devices and distraction — it's one of the things parents worry about most: How much time should their kids spend staring at their phones and computers? What's the right balance between privacy and self-discovery?

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Teen Cell Phone Contract

by Josh Shipp

This teen cell phone contract is designed to create an open line of communication between you and your teen regarding their cell phone. Again, the goal is to help your kid become a well-rounded person who can coexist with technology, NOT be ruled by it...

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Young People Pushing Back Against Big Tech

by Larry Magid, from Connect Safely

Support is growing for reforms such as adjusting algorithms that may encourage divisiveness. 

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This article looks at how youth are pushing back and growing increasingly skeptical of social media and other tech products.

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4 Filters for Digital Wellness

From the experts at Boston Children's Hospital's Digital Wellness Lab, here are 4 filters for digital wellness to help youth and adults make good choices when it comes to their screentime.

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Parent's Guide to Cyberbulling

from Connect Safely

Bullying is a serious, long-standing social problem that now occurs in digital spaces as well as physical ones. But, contrary to what you might have heard or read, it isn’t just a youth problem, it isn’t getting worse, and it isn’t more of a problem online than offline....

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Tik Tok:  Guide for parents

Want to learn more about this app that is taking the world by storm?  TikTok is especially popular with youth.  ConnectSafely has assembled this guide to help parents/teens understand the ins and outs of being a TikTok user.

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Sexting 101

The Centers for Disease Control reports that sexual activity among high school students has decreased in the last 10 years but digital sexual activity is becoming more common. 

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