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Ask the Experts—Webinar

Growing Up Online: Understanding Youth Internet Trends, Subcultures, and Relationships

Where and how are children and teens spending their time online, and what is the nature of the cultures and relationships they are forming there? How are these affecting their offline development and sense of self?

Social Media
Character Development
Parenting
Social Relationships

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Sleep Health

…refers to a variety of factors related to an individual’s sleep, including sleep duration, continuity, onset, consistency, and overall quality. Sleep health can have wide-ranging impacts on any person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

What kids are watching on their screens…can be psychologically stimulating and interfere with what's necessary for the mind to calm down and relax and feel safe and go to sleep.”

Lauren Hale, PhD From the #AskTheExperts webinar “5 to 11: Keeping the Training Wheels on Tech”

On Sleep Health

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