Healthy Digital Habits and Resources
Research has proven that limiting screen time and blocking and/or limiting access to social media based on age is essential to the healthy development of children. Children, adolescents, and teens do not have the capacity and skills to manage the use and effects of the internet and social media on their own. Compiled below are several resources with information and strategies to inform your decisions.
Check out the links on the side or on the page, to get more information, incluyendo recursos en Espanol.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
Cell phone addiction and psychological and physiological health in adolescents.
Curious about this topic? Find out more by reading some studies done on cell phones and adolescent health.
Additional Research on Children and Media
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Read articles developed by the Council on Communications and Media to help inform families and caregivers on the impact that the media can have on children. From the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Teens and Social Media Use: What's the Impact?
THE MAYO CLINIC
Here are some general pros and cons of teen social media use, along with tips for parents.
COMMON SENSE EDUCATION
Family Engagement Toolkit in English
Covering a range of topics -- from online safety to learning with technology -- this toolkit has a wide variety of helpful resources that you can use.
Artículos en Español-
Kit de herramientas para la participación familiar AQUÍ
Cubriendo una variedad de temas, desde la seguridad en línea hasta el aprendizaje con tecnología, este kit de herramientas tiene una amplia variedad de recursos útiles que puede usar.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
How can we minimize Instagram’s harmful effects?
Using Parental Controls on Devices
Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Parental controls allow adults to set limits on their child’s app access and overall phone use, and they serve as “training wheels” to help kids and teens build healthy tech habits. NY Times tested 11 Parental Controls and found the best.
Simple settings that let you manage screen limits from your phone from Common Sense Media.