Written by: Garrett Waterman As technology grows more ubiquitous with daily life, researchers are asking about both the potential benefits and risks of social media use to teens. That being said, few Newspaper articles accurately portray the importance of screen time – or lack thereof – as it relates to healthy technology use. Some challenges […]
This July, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) launched a new version of their Family Media Plan to help parents and teens customize their family’s digital health priorities. Dr. Megan Moreno and the SMAHRTeam have worked with the AAP in the development of the Family Media Plan since its initial launch. The tool was first […]
Written by: Garrett Waterman In a concerted effort to improve our understanding of the associations between youth, technology, social media, and mental wellbeing, researchers have been focused on collecting data through surveys, interviews, and questionnaires. This approach has allowed researchers to cultivate large subsets of data that simply did not exist twenty years ago. While […]