As an adolescent health research team, one of our primary goals is to provide parents with practical information that is grounded in research. Because of this, we’ve highlighted some areas of this site that you might find particularly useful.
Publications
The publication portion of this site features features some of our key studies. This section can help you stay up to date with the latest social media research relating to your adolescent’s health.
Our featured publications this month are:
- Changes in Attitudes, Intentions, and Behaviors toward Tobacco and Marijuana during U.S. Students’ First Year of College
Link to full publication - Adolescent access to online health services: Perils and Promise
Link to full publication - Internet Use and Multitasking Among Older Adolescents: An Experience Sampling Approach
Link to full publication - The Disparity between social drinking motives and social outcomes: A new perspective on college student drinking
Link to full publication - The use of social network sites in healthcare research: Here and abroad
Sex, Drugs ‘n Facebook: A Parent’s Toolkit
Sex, Drugs ‘n Facebook: A Parent’s Toolkit to Promoting Healthy Internet Use is our most recent publication. It is a book designed to help parents navigate the tricky waters that our current internet-based culture provides. This page provides information on the book as well as a sneak peek of some of the interesting facts and tips within Sex, Drugs ‘n Facebook.
Did you know:
- 82% of parents polled considered themselves very knowledgeable about their tween’s online activities. However, 44% of tweens admitted to looking at or watching something online that their parents would not have approved and 34% stated they had lied to parents about what they have done online.
- The average family uses five internet-enabled devices at home.
Tip: Google a search term, such as “college drinking” while sitting at the computer with your child. This is a great exercise to do with your teen as they are near the end of high school or in college. This exercise can be applied with whatever topic is currently most relevant to your child to begin tough discussions.
Ask SMAHRT
Get expert advice from our team on adolescent media use. Feel free to ask us any of your burning questions related to adolescent health and social media! Ask a question and SMAHRT will post the answer so you and other parents can receive reliable advice. You can comment and add to the current discussions as well – we love hearing what parents have to say and learning about the tips and tricks that they use in their everyday life! Ask your questions!
JAMA Pediatrics – Advice for Patients
Dr. Megan Moreno also contributes health and parenting tips in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics magazine. Here are some of the topics that might be of the greatest use to you:
- Adolescent Opioid Abuse
- Youth Sports and Concussion Risk
- Preventing Hearing Loss Among Children and Adolescents
- Reducing screen time for children
- School Bullying
- Media influence on adolescent alcohol use
- Diets to Prevent or Treat Obesity
- Children and Organized Sports
- Preventing and Treating Adolescent Alcohol Use
- Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Exercise
- New Information about Adolescent Sleep
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Treating Headaches in Children and Adolescents
- Internet Safety
- Adolescents and Dating Violence
- Nutrition and Media Literacy
- Chlamydia Screening: A Routine Test
- Sugary Drinks and Childhood Obesity
For more articles, go to JAMA Pediatrics Advice for Patients page.