Recommendations from the WHO on limiting screen time for children under the age of five are almost impossible to follow, and risk causing unnecessary anxiety and stigmatization of parents of young children. This is according ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Turning to the internet for health-related information has become commonplace—from using search engines to uncover possible diagnoses based on symptoms to asking for advice on social media when dealing with health issues.
Feb 26, 2024
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To adult viewers, educational media content for children, such as "Sesame Street" or "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood," may seem rather simplistic. The pacing is slow, key themes are often repeated and the visual aspects tend ...
Feb 26, 2024
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As a parent, you can talk with your child about media use, setting healthy limits and being responsible citizens online. But how can you reinforce healthy digital habits when they're not with you? Parental media controls ...
Feb 26, 2024
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There are growing calls for young people under the age of 16 to be banned from having smartphones or access to social media. The Smartphone Free Childhood WhatsApp group aims to normalize young people not having smartphones ...
Feb 24, 2024
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Of the more than 3,000 extramural K99 awards granted between 2008 and 2021, none were to an investigator at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), based on a new analysis published in eLife.
Feb 21, 2024
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Relying on social media for dietary advice and nutritional information could prove to be an unhealthy strategy, as a national audit of influencer posts revealed nearly half contained inaccurate information.
Feb 21, 2024
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Maryland state lawmakers, on Feb. 20, announced $111 million in grant funding for child-serving organizations across the state to help them bolster their behavioral health service offerings, including counseling, early intervention ...
Feb 21, 2024
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A new study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and colleagues reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing them to digital media ...
Feb 20, 2024
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The changes of motherhood can make women vulnerable to negative body image, but experts at Flinders University are encouraging women to embrace body image interventions to combat this.
Feb 20, 2024
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