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The Science on Social Media and Youth Mental Health Is Incomplete — So What Can Parents Do?
August 26, 2024“We need to see past the phone and really see our kids and what they need,” said NSCA member Candice Odgers in a recent online discussion about adolescents’ social media use. This conversation was a part of the Child Mind Institute’s webinar series on Technology and Youth Mental Health.
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When Should Kids Get a Smartphone?
August 13, 2024NSCA member Jacqueline Nesi attempts to answer the question, ‘When Should Kids Get a Smartphone?’ in her new op-ed published in Scientific American. Although research shows there is no “right” age to give a child a smartphone because the “research consistently demonstrates that the ways in which children respond to technologies are highly individualized,” Dr. Nesi provides some interesting facts and suggestions about how to give young people technology in a way that supports healthy development.