Character by Design? How Digital Media Design Influences Youth
How do the design decisions that shape digital platforms affect the way youth behave and develop?
Do Social Media Child Safety and Content Moderation Features Work? | Laura Edelson, PhD
The Influencer Impact
A Parent's Guide to Influencers (2026 Edition)
Chatbots, AI Companions, and Youth
A two-page research snapshot on how youth are affected by social AI
Historic $17.1 Billion Settlement Shows Social Media Can Be Designed Differently
Statement of Kris Perry, Executive Director, Children and Screens, on the settlement between 47 states and Meta
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Tiffany Munzer, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School
Katie Salen Tekinbaş, MA
Professor
Department of Informatics, UC Irvine
Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, PhD
Research Fellow
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
Silvia Lovato, PhD
Senior Director and Head of Learning & Research
PBS KIDS
Tiffany Munzer, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School
Katie Salen Tekinbaş, MA
Professor
Department of Informatics, UC Irvine
Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, PhD
Research Fellow
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
Silvia Lovato, PhD
Senior Director and Head of Learning & Research
PBS KIDS
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Digital Addiction
…refers to compulsive or difficult-to-control use of digital platforms or devices that interferes with daily functioning, relationships, learning, sleep, well-being, or other key areas of life.
What is it about digital devices that are so tempting to our kids?...It's not that they give you better versions of what you want, it’s that they give you what you want right away.”
On Digital Addiction
Digital Addictions: A Family Guide to Prevention, Signs, and Treatment
The Neuroscience of Adolescent Digital and Behavioral Addictions | Marc Potenza, MD, PhD
Video Gaming 101: Healthy vs Problematic Gaming
A guide from the experts to youth video gaming for parents and educators.
How Phones Are Making Us More Lonely and Addicted | Meredith David, PhD
Gambling and Video Gaming
An FAQ for Parents and Caregivers
Problematic Use of the Internet: Summary and Recommendations
Summary and Recommendations found in the "Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence," Part One: Research Concerning Cognitive, Physical, Mental, and Psychosocial Impacts on Children, Problematic Use of the Internet Section (pages 173-209)