Sharply restricting kids’ use of digital media is linked with problematic internet use — but it is still unclear why.
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Concerns surrounding cell phones and social media are grabbing headlines, but what does the science say?
Millions of young people in the US are suffering, whether from abuse at home, pressure from social media or exposure to violence. But navigating the mental health care system can be disheartening.
Without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Pediatrician and Medical Editor at Nemours KidsHealth, part of Nemours Children's Health, and Visiting Scholar, Wellesley College
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Senior research scientist, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College and Director of Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, Wellesley College
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PhD student in Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Adolescent Health, University of California, Irvine
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz