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ScreenTime

ScreenTime

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 Being a parent today means having to manage our children’s digital lives. Playgrounds aren’t just outdoors anymore, and childhood is spent increasingly on screens in digital spaces. ScreenTime features conversations with experts and researchers to help parents navigate the challenges that come with parenting in the digital age. Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences
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  • ScreenTime trailer

    ScreenTime trailer
    Jun 3 2025
    Being a parent today means having to manage our children’s digital lives. Playgrounds aren’t just outdoors anymore, and childhood is spent increasingly on screens in digital spaces. ScreenTime features conversations with experts and researchers to help parents navigate the challenges that come with parenting in the digital age.
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    2 mins
  • Approaching screen time with nuance

    Approaching screen time with nuance
    Jun 9 2025

    Often, discussions around screen time and kids can feel like an all-or-nothing approach to screens is needed. Dr. Michael Rich prefers a more nuanced approach. The pediatrician and founder of the Digital Wellness Lab shares his tips for achieving a balanced and nuanced relationship to screens for families.


    Research from the Digital Wellness Lab: https://digitalwellnesslab.org/resources/


    “The Mediatrician’s Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World.” https://digitalwellnesslab.org/articles/dr-rich-highlights-lab-research-in-his-new-book/ a
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    15 mins
  • What we know about how screens impact on kids

    What we know about how screens impact on kids
    Jun 9 2025

    Researcher and pediatrician Dr. Jason Nagata shares what he’s learned about screen time and its impact on the long term health of young people. His evidence-based research has led to important findings on how screen time can impact a child’s sleep, eating habits, and body image.


    Dr. Nagata also explains what a family media plan is and why he feels creating one is something parents should consider.


    Resources:


    Family Media Plan from American Academy of Pediatrics

    https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx
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    16 mins
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