Teens and preteens already spend significant time on short-form video apps. When TikTok surged in popularity, the conversation centred on regulation, age restrictions, and screen-time environment where AI doesn’t just recommend the show, it writes the script and plays the scene in real time

Screen Time Management:  In 2023, the average time spent on TikTok is about 1.5 hours per day. If you’re an iPhone family, be sure to toggle off “In-app purchases” in Screen Time. Much like all the other apps that are popular with youth, there are some questionable and at times ugly To reiterate one more time: · Should those under 16 have access to TikTok – our opinion, NO! unsupervised free-range access to TikTok – Not unless “Family Pairing” is engaged and used until such time

importantly, research suggests that parental stress is more strongly linked to guilt itself than to how much time satisfaction more reliably than screen time duration. (3)  This challenges the idea that guilt is a This is why researchers increasingly emphasize context, content, and relationships over time alone when curious about what their child is doing online is not failing, even if household rules change over time social pressure and moralized expectations (13)(14) A healthier approach holds two truths at the same time

Parents and caregivers also receive screen time and activity insights, offering visibility into patterns The timing of this update is not accidental. Screen use insights work best as discussion starters, not punishments. around education, skills, creativity, and constructive storytelling is more likely to be favoured over time

You will hear it in conversations about screen time, school policies, summer camps, and even corporate addiction narrative pushed by some groups, even though research shows that true clinical addiction to screens Terms like “social media addiction” appear hundreds of times more often than more accurate language like discourage healthier approaches that focus on skills, routines, and better design tools for managing time

well-being, yet these issues often receive far less attention than the over sensationalized dangers of screen It’s time to act with purpose and compassion to address these critical challenges and provide our kids At the same time, it’s important to shift the narrative to one that acknowledges both the risks and the It’s time to widen the lens through which we view risks to our children. True protection comes not just from monitoring screen time but from ensuring every child grows up in

These changes are real but moderate, nowhere near hundreds of times larger than offline activities. So, kids who spend too much time on interactive devices have a measurably smaller thinking brain” Now Importantly, these outcomes appear to be indirect consequences of how screen time is managed, through Too much time online can displace sleep, exercise, in-person relationships, and schoolwork. What they are doing with their time matters more than simply counting hours.

Establish clear guidelines around screen time and online activity. it's algorithm, do so once you notice your feed it starting to fill with toxic content (6)(7) It's time

In fact, according to new research, three out of five American parents admit that they spend more time Digital Food For Thought The White Hatter References: (1) https://studyfinds.org/parents-screen-time-children

For example, a single small study showing a link between screen time and depression might be circulated Turning Correlation Into Causation When two things rise at the same time, say, teen anxiety and social Over time, it creates a sense that “everyone knows this to be true,” even when broader research communities

To Quote Dr Pete Etchells one last time: “That device in your pocket isn’t destroying a generation; whether So, the next time you see a doom-laden headline about the supposedly deleterious effects of digital technology might be for such a claim, and whether this presents an opportunity to think about how best to make screens After all, screens aren’t going away any time soon, so let’s make them work for us” Digital Food For s_cid=su7304a3_w 2/ https://thewhitehatter.ca/blog/a-book-review-unlocked-the-real-science-of-screen-time-and-how-to-spend-it-better-by-dr-pete-etchells

Parents and caregivers are bombarded with headlines and narratives claiming screens are destroying childhood These dynamics mirror what we are currently witnessing in polarized discussions about youth screen time