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The NEW expert-backed, evidence-based #TipSheet “AI Social Companions and Youth - What Parents Need to Know” is the go-to resource for navigating the world of social AI with youth health, #OnlineSafety, and well-being at the center. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NkABTj
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This #SaferInternetDay, empower your parenting and equip your children to use tech with #OnlineSafety in mind - read the expert-backed, research-based #TipSheet “Online Safety for Youth.”
Read the #ParentingTips 🔗 bit.ly/41y9asm
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Graphic videos tied to current events spread rapidly online.
Our evidence-based parenting #TipSheet “12 Tips to Help Children Process Graphic News and Violence Online” offers practical expert-backed tips to help parents protect children from the effects of this exposure. https://bit.ly/48OwAvp
Infographic titled "How to Build AI Literacy Skills in Schools and Homes" from Children and Screens. In the upper left corner, an image of a robot hand and human hand touching with a spark ignited between their fingerprints. The body text describes tips for building AI literacy skills.
The “Youth and Generative AI” #TipSheet offers practical recommendations and insights from researchers and child development specialists for teaching #AI literacy, understanding how youth are using AI, and the risks it poses to children.
Read the tip sheet: bit.ly/4jRHdV2
Infographic titled "Digital Media Tips: Build Attention Skills in Young Children" from Children and Screens. Includes tips like balancing screen time, encouraging reading, and avoiding devices before bedtime, with a photo of an adult and child engaging with an illuminated book.
How can parents build attention skills in their young children?
The expert-backed, evidence-based #TipSheet “Attention, Media Use, and Children" explores the impacts of #DigitalMedia on cognitive functioning and how to promote attention skills development. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XfNCA1
Infographic titled "Assessing Smartphone Readiness" by Children and Screens against a yellow background, listing developmental signs of readiness such as engaging in tasks of increasing responsibility, staying home alone safely, being able to navigate public transport, taking ownership of daily jobs, and looking after younger siblings. Features a silhouette of a child using a phone in the right corner.
Slide 2. Graphic from Children and Screens called "Assessing Smartphone Readiness" with a silhouette of a person using a smartphone and bullet points listing behavioral signs of readiness, such as social emotional regulation in text and time management skills.
🎁 Before you check that phone off your child's wishlist, ask yourself: “Is my kid ready for a smartphone?”
Check out the expert-backed “Smartphones: Assessing Readiness” #TipSheet to help you determine if your child is ready for a pocket-sized computer. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3SuIAxb
The international human rights NPO Witness has published a #tipsheet for #AI content detection #tools which
"...highlights their capabilities and limitations, including common issues like false positives, language challenges, and variable accuracy."
A practical resource, especially for the […]
It’s #MediaLiteracyWeek! 🧠💻
Help your child think critically about the media they see online. Explore Children and Screens’ evidence-based #TipSheet on misinformation and disinformation along with expert insights on how to teach media literacy early on: https://bit.ly/4jxGZRF
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"Overstimulation and Digital Media Use," lists signs of overstimulation and dependence on dopamine such as increased irritability, increased boredom, trouble paying attention, etc.
"Overstimulation and Digital Media Use," lists how to balance high-dopamine and low-dopamine activities.
Media use can create cycles of craving more and more high stimulation activity and media. For youth with ADHD, breaking out of that cycle can be a hurdle. #adhdawarenessmonth
Learn how to help children avoid overstimulation in our “ADHD Youth & Digital Media Use” #TipSheet: http://bit.ly/46NecoR
This Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, check out these evidence-based and expert-backed tips for promoting your child's vision health in the #TipSheet “Eyes on Screens: Maintaining Your Kids’ Ocular Health in a Digital World.”
Read the #ParentingTips: https://bit.ly/4aZtLZJ
Getting your child a smartphone? Or still wondering if your child is ready for their first smartphone? 📱
Check out our FREE, expert-backed tips for safe and healthy use from our smartphone #TipSheet series in the #LearnAndExplore resource library.
#ParentingTips: bit.ly/3UsqV9x
Check out the NEW #TipSheet “Social Contagion: Essential Information for Parents” to learn how online social contagion spreads and how to encourage your child’s critical thinking skills to lessen its influence.
Find out more #ParentingTips here: bit.ly/3GYTuYW
From self-diagnosed illness TikToks to viral "challenges" - what do parents need to know about online social contagion? Our NEW “Social Contagion: Essential Information for Parents” #TipSheet is your guide for how to protect youth from its potential harms.
Learn more: bit.ly/3GYTuYW
An image of a girl pondering while a cloud of images floats above her on the top left corner. Header: Tips for Supporting Adolescent Attention Skills - Set up less distractible media environments for homework/academics - Work towards in-person socializing for cognitive health - Monitor the effects of “information overload” on cognitive skills - Encourage healthy sleep habits - Observe behavioral signs of problems with screen use rather than screen time amounts - Avoid prolonged media multitasking - Observe your child for media balance and make a family plan From the #TipSheet “Attention, Media Use, and Children” in #LearnAndExplore
Learn how you can support your child to develop and strengthen their attention skills with the expert-backed #TipSheet “Attention, Media Use, and Children” in #LearnAndExplore 👉 www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...
Learn from the #TipSheet “Girls, Health, and #DigitalMedia” for insights on how to prioritize being present and engaging in meaningful activities as a solution for decreasing overall screen time.
Read the tip sheet 🔗 bit.ly/3I1pXOm
Learn how to engage in conversation that helps infants and toddlers develop their language skills through our FREE parenting #TipSheet “Early Childhood Language Development in a Digital World.”
Read our expert-backed resource here: www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...
A slide of 3 graphics titled "Tips: Protect Kids from Digital Marketing" from Children and Screens. Slide 1: Increase control over data flow to advertisers. An image of an adult and a child using a laptop keyboard.
Slide 2: Help children learn to recognize ads and understand the system creating them. An image of a father and son looking at a computer screen together.
Slide 3: Be intentional about establishing and communicating your own family's values. An image of a mother, father, and daughter using a tablet together.
Learn how to increase control over data flow to advertisers, how to teach children to recognize ads, and more in the parenting #TipSheet “Protecting Children In the New World of Online Advertising” in #LearnAndExplore.
Access these FREE parenting tips: www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...
New tip sheet "Early Childhood Language Development in a Digital World." Features a child viewing a tablet surrounded by colorful chat bubbles, with text highlighting new expert insights. Logo for Children and Screens is displayed at the bottom right corner.
NEW! #TipSheet “Early Childhood Language Development in a Digital World” presents expert-backed #ParentingTips on how to foster an optimal environment for language learning, how to critically evaluate learning media for children, and more.
Read our FREE resource here 🔗 bit.ly/44vjItZ
NEW! Tip sheet — “Online Sexual and Explicit Content: A Guide for Parents".From Children and Screens. A black and white photo of a young boy at the bottom of the graphic takes a peek at blurred out images from above.
Experts agree - children & teens are regularly exposed to sexual/explicit content online.
Our NEW #TipSheet provides important tips for parents on what kids are seeing online and best practices for providing guidance and discussion on sensitive topics. 👉 www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...
Pairs well with our digital security #tipsheet for knowledge workers, via @threatc.at & @bostonjoan.bsky.social! www.criticalinternet.org/research
Recognizing Anxiety and Depression in Youth, showing a silhouette of a person sitting with their head resting on their knees. The image lists signs of problematic anxiety, such as persistent intense feelings of anxiousness that interfere with normal functioning, irritability, stomachaches, headaches, nausea, flight, sleep issues, confining themselves to a bedroom most of the time, problems being alone, and disinterest in making friends. From the tip sheet 'Youth Anxiety, Depression, and Digital Media' in #LearnAndExplore.
Warning signs of depression including persistent sadness, interference with normal functioning, and disengagement from normal activities.
What to Do (and Not to Do) During a Child Anxiety Attack.' It includes tips like listening without talking much, using grounding techniques, and being supportive without minimizing feelings. The visual also depicts an adult comforting a child on a couch.
'Media and Self-Harm/Suicide' from Children and Screens, discussing how exposure to self-harm and suicide methods on social media can impact youth. It highlights the risks associated with sensational headlines and explicit content.
Do you know a child who is battling anxiety or depression? 😔 THIS #ChildrensMentalHealthAwarenessWeek, lean on expert-backed guidance when supporting youth with anxiety/depression with our #TipSheet “Youth Anxiety, Depression, & Digital Media.” ⏩ bit.ly/3yEmD6Y
From our tip sheet: How to Help Youth Recognize Misinformation. Includes an illustration of a magnifying glass with a question mark inside it. Body text includes tips like checking sources, asking perspective questions, slow thinking, and observing the influence of algorithms.
Developing media literacy skills is essential to help children assess unverified digital content. 🧑💻 Our new “Online Misinformation & Disinformation” #TipSheet offers these #ParentingTips and more to help youth build resilience against false/misleading information online. Learn more: bit.ly/4jxGZRF
From our tip sheet: Protect Children from Online Radicalization. The background is dark green with an illustration of a magnet attracting emojis. It highlights the following tips: * Hold the judgment: Acknowledge your own vulnerabilities * Approach tough conversations with humility and empathy * Encourage time spent offline in social activities * Find opportunities for in-person community with people different from yourselves * Keep an eye open for behavioral signs * Use of unusual/fringe language or memes * Use positive role models to help instill values * Identify trusted cultural figures modeling values-based behavior to create resilience Bottom: From the tip sheet “Youth and Online Polarization and Radicalization” in #LearnAndExplore.
What can parents do to identify and protect children from radicalization online? Our expert-backed #TipSheet “Youth & Online Polarization & Radicalization” shares #ParentingTips and more to protect children from online extremism.
#LearnAndExplore 🔗 bit.ly/3Gmjeh9
Online misinformation and disinformation is rampant in the age of AI — how can parents and educators equip children with the skills they need to reliably evaluate what they see in #DigitalMedia? 🔎
Our new expert-backed #TipSheet has answers: bit.ly/4jxGZRF
Check out our #tipsheet about how #screenwriters can incorporate #SleepDisorders and #sleepissues into their characters! hollywoodhealthandsociety.org/tip-sheets/s... #SleeplessInHollywood
NEW! Tip Sheet "Early Childhood Mental Health and Media Use." Image of a young child interacting with a screen. Children and Screens.
Our “Early Childhood Mental Health and Media Use” #TipSheet can help parents support strong habits for optimal cognitive development:
📝Curate age-specific content
🕰️ Set screen time limits more easily
🥰 Build better play strategies
More tips here:
👉 bit.ly/3XyWCjJ
Children and Screens - only in #LearnAndExplore Resources to Understand Social Relationships in the Digital Age list of resources that includes: Common Questions #ScreenDeepPodcast From the Handbook #AskTheExperts Video Shorts Parenting #TipSheets
Our “Early Childhood Mental Health and Media Use” #TipSheet can help parents support strong habits for optimal cognitive development:
📝Curate age-specific content
🕰️ Set screen time limits more easily
🥰 Build better play strategies
More tips here:
👉 bit.ly/3XyWCjJ
#TipsheetTuesday: if you're losing #sleep, you're not alone – but when does a lack of sleep become a life-changing issue? In collaboration with #ProjectSleep, check out our #tipsheet on #narcolepsy! http://lear.center/hhs-tipsheet-narcolepsy
