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The social media dilemma: why we need balance over bans

Creative Brief
Teaching responsible tech use can help children to better manage their digital lives.

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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?
Digital Minimalism

Who still has a landline phone?

RNZ
"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".
Opinion

Should Kids Have Their Phones in School?

Time for Kids
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.
Techno Sapiens

Are you phubbing your partner?

Opinion
What is phubbing and are you doing it?
After Babel

Yes, Social Media Really Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illness

Opinion
Jonathan Haidt addresses the issues raised about his book by Nature.
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