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Digital Minimalism
Fix Your Analog Life First
The Analog Family
It's a prerequisite for curbing screen time.
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Sir Gareth Southgate: Boys need role models not gaming and porn
BBC
Gareth Southgate on impact of social media on young men
Opinion
The cost of growing up online
Gates Notes
Bill Gates adds his voice to the growing concern about children being almost constantly online
Social Media
Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader
The Guardian
Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported
Opinion
Panic over children’s mobile phone use actually distracts from help young people want
The Conversation
Should young teenagers be banned from using social media? Andy Phippen believes we are not listening to young people enough
Opinion
How Parents Can Help Their Children Develop Essential Life Skills in a Digital World
Wired Parents
Have we been celebrating technological innovation and not noticing that basic human skills are not being learnt?
RNZ
Who still has a landline phone?
Digital Minimalism
"They think it is such a novelty factor, which to me is hilarious," says Haycock, who remembers her home phone as a teenager and "chatting about nothing until mum kicked you off".
Time for Kids
Should Kids Have Their Phones in School?
Opinion
Time for Kids have interviewed four of their young readers discussing if they think students should have their phones in schools.
After Babel
Flaws in a Recent Lancet Study on Phone Use in Schools
Opinion
Five problems that call into question the authors’ conclusion that phone restrictions don’t improve mental health or academic performance
The Analog Family
Stop Filming, Start Dancing
Digital Minimalism
Phones kill the vibe.
The Smartphone Effect
Your Child’s TIME Online Isn’t ALL That Matters
Opinion
Alison Yeung discusses the relationship between a teen and their caregiver and the effect that may have on their social media use
The Smartphone Effect
New Study Reveals Adults with Frequent Social Media Use are More Irritable
Social Media
How is Your Use of Social Media Affecting Your Interactions With Your Children?
Vox
Why we shouldn’t ban kids from social media
Opinion
Laws in Australia, Florida, and elsewhere could end up backfiring.
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New data: Teens say social media is bad (just not for them)
Techno Sapiens
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Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being
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A Flawed Absolution for Smartphones
After Babel
Opinion
University of South Florida study reveals how smartphones may benefit kids, risks of posting publicly to social media
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