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According to Pew Research Center, 72% of politically engaged adults feel exhausted by politics. According to Gallup, a record-high 80% of US adults believe Americans are greatly divided on the most important values. We talked with Maddie Freeman, youth leader, digital wellness advocate, and founder of NoSo about how social media plays a role in our division. Full version is live on Spotify and YouTube. https://spoti.fi/4kSUg95 #socialmedia #digitalwellbeing #youthmentalhealth #doomscrolling #politics

Failure to launch is another larger societal issue that has some connections to unhealthy tech use and the isolation can happen when online experiences take the place of real world ones. Sam Hiner, Executive Director of youth advocacy movement Young People's Alliance, on how online porn and dating apps can affect young people’s ability to form meaningful relationships. More with Sam on YouTube and Spotify. https://spoti.fi/41Fbk9L #generationz #youthmentalhealth #teenmentalhealth #bigtech

The main tech safety concerns according to online safety expert and former law enforcement professional Clayton Cranford Cyber Safety Cop aren’t the ones you may be thinking. Full interview on Spotify and YouTube. https://spoti.fi/3DNaGix #digitalparenting #onlinesafety #screentimeparenting #kidsmentalhealth

There are so many factors contributing to the difficulty of modern parenting, including technology. But out of all of them, tech use is the easiest to change. More with board-certified pediatrician, author, and parenting expert @drjoelgator on Spotify and YouTube! https://spoti.fi/4kXAOI8 #digitalparenting #doctorsofinstagram #digitalwellbeing #mentalhealth

Not all screen time is created equal. What’s more important than the actual time spent is the quality of the media and the child’s reaction to the media. Justin H. Dove, acclaimed educational psychologist, elaborates – more with Justin on YouTube and Spotify! https://spoti.fi/42cfjvN #teachersofinstagram #digitalwellness #mentalhealth #therapistsofinstagram

DopaMind delivers transformative digital wellness education from elementary through college years. Our fun, science-based, turnkey programs empower students, educators, and families to build healthy relationships with technology – without judgment, shame, or preachiness. Booking now for April through May! Visit our programs page for more info: https://lnkd.in/gbbU8xHU

Hindenburg Research's report on Roblox from last month highlighted disturbing content including sexualized games and violent games allowing users to attack vulnerable people, all while the platform allegedly failed to implement adequate content moderation despite marketing itself as safe for children. Marc Berkman, CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety, on how video games can also be desensitizing for kids. More with Marc on Spotify and YouTube. https://spoti.fi/3XRYkfG #socialmediasafety #digitalparenting #onlinesafety #kidsmentalhealth #videogames

One of the arguments against digital wellness is that smartphones and social media are just the moral panic issue of our time, just like society reacted to media like TV and the radio when they first came out. But is all media created equal? International motivational speaker and teen mental health advocate Tanner Clark explains why not - full version now live on Spotify and YouTube! https://spoti.fi/4iJjHYw #parenting #digitalparenting #fatherhood #teenmentalhealth

Boredom is a gift ?? Early childhood expert and author of Raising Resilience Dr. Tovah P. Klein explains how parents can reframe this difficult but useful emotion for their kids. Full version live on Spotify and YouTube! https://spoti.fi/3FBbzem #parenting #digitalparenting #therapistsofktiktok #kidsmentalhealth

Modeling the behavior you want to see is one of the most critical aspects of digital parenting. More with Wendy Snyder (@freshstartwendy), certified positive parenting coach, on YouTube and Spotify! https://spoti.fi/4bIDEfP #parentingtips #parenting #parentingcoach #mentalhealth