Research

Many children and teens spend several hours daily on screens for entertainment. When does heavy use of digital media turn into an addiction, and what can parents do?

How can families, schools, and communities encourage digital health literacy and help children use a critical lens to find trusted sources for health advice?

As youth increasingly access health information online, what kinds of information are they encountering online and how accurate is it?

Video games popular with youth increasingly contain gambling features and other design elements intended to entice children to spend real money in games - how is this impacting kids? What can be done about it?

How does the prevalence of pornography, video games, and violent media content affect boys’ mental health and behaviors, and how can parents and educators help male youth engage more thoughtfully with the media influences in their lives?