UK’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Ushers in Nearly 100 Safe Digital Space Changes for Youth
This landmark Children and Screens report highlights the significant impacts of the United Kingdom’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (UK AADC) on digital platforms
State of Play: The Ins and Outs of Healthy and Problematic Video Gaming
Video gaming has become a near-universal activity with children. Which features in popular video games can promote (or hinder) their cognitive development and mental health?
Girls, Health, and Digital Media
Youth and Generative AI: A Guide for Parents and Educators
Digital Addictions: A Family Guide to Prevention, Signs, and Treatment
Body Image
Digital media’s impact on children and adolescent body image can be significant and multifaceted. The consistent and pervasive nature of unrealistic body ideals can contribute to negative body image perceptions and unhealthy behaviors. What influences should parents, educators, and caregivers be aware of to mitigate their impact?
Even when adult women with fully-developed brains and decades of experience…are aware that an image has been photoshopped…exposure to mass media images still leads to decreases in body image.
On Body Image
Picture Perfect?
Teens, Media, and Social Comparison
Mirror, Mirror, in My Palm: Girls and Media
How does online media affect girls' mental and physical health as they navigate through the increasingly tricky waters of social media and digital interactions?
Bringing Up Boys in a Digital World
How does the prevalence of pornography, video games, and violent media content affect boys’ mental health and behaviors, and how can parents and educators help male youth engage more thoughtfully with the media influences in their lives?
Connection vs. Comparison: Ten Action Items for Parents in Navigating the Challenges of Social Media Use
Youth Self-Esteem and Identity: The Media(ted) Self
What are the risks and opportunities for forming a positive and healthy sense of self in a hyper-connected age?
Parenting Girls, Self-Esteem, and Media
From #AskTheExperts webinar "Mirror, Mirror, in My Palm: Girls and Media"
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Chief Science Officer, Children and Screens
Gilbert Foley, EdD
Consulting Clinical Psychologist, New York Center for Child Development; Clinical Co- Director, NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center
Stephanie Jones, PhD
Gerald S. Lesser Professor of Child Development and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lisa Linder, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University
Joan Luby, MD
Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Chief Science Officer, Children and Screens
Gilbert Foley, EdD
Consulting Clinical Psychologist, New York Center for Child Development; Clinical Co- Director, NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center
Stephanie Jones, PhD
Gerald S. Lesser Professor of Child Development and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lisa Linder, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University
Joan Luby, MD
Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Professor of Child Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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