Research Archive - Children and Screens

Scholarly Articles

Toward Defining Problematic Media Usage Patterns in Adolescents

JAMA

April 28, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Digital Addiction

Ages

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Podcast

AI’s Impact on Children’s Social and Cognitive Development | Ying Xu, PhD

April 23, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Brain and Cognition

Emerging Technology

Ethical Design

Media Literacy

Social Relationships

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Parenting Tip Sheets

Online Misinformation and Disinformation

April 16, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

A tip sheet for parents and caregivers

Topics

Media Literacy

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Ask the Experts—Webinars

Technical Interference: Screens and the Parent-Child Relationship

April 09, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

How is today's digital world influencing the parent-child relationship? How do parents' own tech habits impact their children?

Topics

Social Relationships

Parenting

Ages

(0-2 yrs) Infants

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Podcast

Neurodivergent Children and Media Use | Meryl Alper, PhD

April 02, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Neurodiversity

Parenting

Social Media

Ages

(3-5 yrs) Preschoolers

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

What we know about screen time and social media in early adolescence: a review of findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

April 02, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Social Media

Ages

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Adolescents’ screen time displaces multiple sleep pathways and elevates depressive symptoms over twelve months

PLOS Global Public Health

April 02, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Sleep Health

Mental Health

Ages

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Scholarly Articles

Screen habits and effects on sensory profiles in 6- to 36-month-old toddlers

Pediatric Research

April 02, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

Topics

Physical Health

Ages

(0-2 yrs) Infants

(3-5 yrs) Preschoolers
Research-at-a-Glance

Suicide, Self-Harm, and Digital Media Use

March 28, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

A quick-read research summary for parents, caregivers, and professionals.

Topics

Mental Health

Cyberbullying

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers
Parenting Tip Sheets

Online Safety for Youth

March 20, 2025 12:00 AM EDT

A tip sheet for parents and caregivers

Topics

Media Literacy

Parenting

Social Media

Video Gaming

Ages

(6-10 yrs) Elementary School

(11-13 yrs) Middle School

(14-18 yrs) High Schoolers

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