Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development

Discover the ultimate evidence-based resource for understanding how #DigitalMedia impacts the development, health, and well-being of children and adolescents. Our ✨NEW landmark publication, “Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth through Adolescence,” ✨brings you cutting-edge research, expert insights, and practical recommendations on how screens influence youth from early childhood through late adolescence across thirteen critical topics. This first-of-its-kind publication: 📚Features contributions from more than 390 leading experts 🧠 Explores the physical, mental, and social impacts of screens with actionable recommendations, for parents, clinicians, educators, and policymakers 📈 Delivers research-backed insights you can trust Download this *free* must-have resource 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gxnPRuJA #DigitalParenting #ParentingTips #ChildDevelopment

#NewYear, better #DigitalHabits ✨ Make 2025 the year you establish healthier #FamilyMediaHabits with the support of our expert-backed, research-driven tip sheet "Digital Resolutions." In this tip sheet, you’ll find: 📱 Tips for cutting down family #ScreenTime 💬 Conversation tips for discussing healthy #DigitalBoundaries and habits with your child 📚 Off-screen activity ideas to promote #ChildDevelopment Get ready for the new year! Read the tip sheet ➡️ bit.ly/41NDJMl #ParentingTips #DigitalParenting #ParentingResources #DigitalWellbeing

This giving season, join Children and Screens in creating a world of good. Children and Screens operates independently of the tech industry, ensuring all of our resources and recommendations are evidence-based, unbiased, and driven by what’s best for children. Every dollar you give is a step toward safeguarding children’s health and well-being in an ever-evolving digital landscape. Every tax-deductible donation makes a difference. Make a gift now ➡️ bit.ly/3OdrKje

This year our #AskTheExperts webinar series connected thousands of attendees to evidence-based and actionable insights from top researchers, clinicians, and practitioners. Our expert panels covered critical topics relating to children's health and digital media selected by parents and educators, including: - Online safety - Problematic video gaming - Online viral behaviors - Online sexual exploitation - ADHD and digital media - Early childhood language development and screen use - Online misinformation - Digital therapeutics All 77 of our #AskTheExperts webinar recordings are ready for you to watch in our Learn and Explore resource library ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gPRDpwKh

What are the strategies used to manipulate youth online? Rakoen Maertens, PhD – Research Fellow in Psychology at New College, the University of Oxford – shared the "6 Degrees of Manipulation" to highlight the common tactics bad actors use to manipulate and share misinformation online at #AskTheExperts webinar “Unreal: Online Misinformation, Deep Fakes, and Youth.” Watch the full webinar recording for more important info on combating online misinformation and manipulation ➡️ bit.ly/4fFr4ze

How should a parent respond if a child falls victim to online financial sextortion? Our expert-backed tip sheet “Online Sexual Exploitation, Grooming, and Extortion of Youth” advises parents to stay calm, collect evidence, get help, and take it down. The tip sheet also equips parents with: 🛑 Tips for recognizing the prevalence of online sexual behavior in adolescents ⚠️ Common scenarios of online sexual exploitation and sextortion 💬 Guidance for talking to your child about #OnlineSafety Want to learn more? Read the tip sheet ➡️ bit.ly/4f6q71P #ParentingTips #DigitalParenting #ParentingAdvice

In Case You Missed It: Have you checked out our NEW groundbreaking publication yet? The ✨ Handbook of Children and Screens: #DigitalMedia, Development, and Well-Being from Birth through Adolescents✨ is now available for free download. This first-of-its-kind resource is packed with: 📚 Contributions from 390 leading experts 🧠 Research-backed insights on the physical, mental, and social impacts of screens ✅ Practical recommendations for parents, clinicians, educators, and policymakers Don’t miss this trusted resource to navigate the #DigitalAge with confidence. Download your FREE copy now! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gxnPRuJA #DigitalParenting #ParentingTips #ChildDevelopment

A longitudinal study of nearly 11k adolescents found an association between perceived family communication, conflict, and youth #ScreenTime, including: 👪 Higher scores on perceived parental monitoring were associated with less child time on screens, playing #VideoGames, and streaming videos 💬 Higher perceived family conflict associated with more adolescent screen time in total, more time watching YouTube videos, TV shows, or movies, and playing video games Dive into the findings. Read the full study ➡️ doi.org/10.1111/apa.17349

Extraordinarily proud of our editors, authors, staff, board of advisors, board of directors and donors in making this essential resource free for all. Access it today and learn directly from experts the impacts of digital media on all aspects of child development. Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, Dimitri Christakis, Lauren Hale, Kate Blocker, PhD Jill Braunstein, Celeste Schaefer Snyder, and John Mootz, PhD

Food and beverage companies spend billions on marketing directed at children, predominantly promoting calorie-dense products high in sugar, fat, and sodium. In "Digital Food Marketing and Children's Health and Well-being", researchers outline the harmful effects of exposure to junk food marketing and discuss how this space has transformed over the last 20 years. This chapter, co-authored by Jennifer Harris, Fran Fleming-Milici, Ashley Gearhardt, Sonya A. Grier, Kathryn Montgomery, Maria Jose Romo-Palafox, and Mimi Tatlow-Golden, is part of the new "Handbook of Children and Screens" edited by Dimitri Christakis and Lauren Hale. With the support of Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, this #OpenAccess handbook is available free at: https://lnkd.in/gxnPRuJA #ResearchForChange #DigitalParenting #ParentTips #TeacherResources #ParentSupport