Screen time

Youtube is introducing better parental controls https://www.parents.com/kids/safety/internet/parents-can-control-what-children-watch-on-the-youtube-kids-app-thanks-to-new/ https://youtube.googleblog.com/2018/09/new-tools-for-parents-and-content-for.html And google and Apple are introducing better options for limiting screen time https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/screen-time-phone-controls-kids-57906988 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/09/19/googles-launches-new-tools-let-parents-turn-teenagers-smartphones/ https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2018/09/19/googles-family-link-lets-you-monitor-your-teenagers-phone/37862493/ And kids are adapting just as quick: https://www.businessinsider.com/kids-finding-ways-around-apple-screen-time-controls-2018-9

This research suggests that cell phones and other electronic devices can have a negative impact on a student’s performance by just being present in the classroom- even if they are switched off: https://www.sciencealert.com/phones-in-lectures-can-hurt-grades-even-when-not-used

IOS 12 claims to have more nuanced options for parents to limit their kids’ screen time: https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/04/ios-12-lets-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/ How tech experts approach screen time with their kids: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/d/why-are-silicon-valley-parents-fighting-to-keep-kids-away-from-tech/vi-AAy9vIe

2 different perspectives on the larger social impacts of growing up with smartphones: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/once-more-feeling/201708/no-smartphones-are-not-destroying-generation  

A new study from the University of Central Florida suggests that parents who use apps to spy or set limits on their teens’ smartphones are not succeeding in protecting their kids online, but do end up negatively impacted their relationship with their teens: https://gizmodo.com/teen-monitoring-apps-dont-work-and-just-make-teens-hate-1824706829  

Apple has set up a webpage designed for parents to access info on controlling screen time: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/14/technology/apple-parental-page/index.html  

How time screen time experts manage screen time with their own kids: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02/06/579555110/what-the-screen-time-experts-do-with-their-own-kids Some former tech employees have concerns about the addictive qualities of tech: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/02/05/just-say-no-addicting-kids-technology-former-facebook-google-employees-investors-urge/307529002/ One quick tip to cut down on binge watching: https://offspring.lifehacker.com/turn-off-autoplay-on-your-kids-tv-shows-1822738108 Finally, what age to let kids have smartphones: https://www.wthr.com/article/kids-and-smartphones-how-soon-is-too-soon

Some data about kids’ use of mobile devices, and some tips for parents   https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-parents-should-know-and-do-about-young-children-and-mobile-devices-2017102412619  

Another look at the impact of smartphones on sleep   http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/health/smartphones-harm-sleep/index.html

An app that makes your kids earn unlocking their screen: http://www.ozy.com/good-sht/the-app-that-lets-your-kids-earn-their-screen-time/80958  

A creative dad has created a smartphone app that forces your kids to reply to you when you message them by locking their phone until they reply: http://www.scarymommy.com/dad-son-app-reply-asap/?utm_source=FB http://www.replyasap.co.uk https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/replyasap-app-attack/  

A new study out of the University of Texas at Austin, found that having phones within sight or within easy reach means some of our brainpower is inevitably used up as we try not to be distracted, so that we are less able to concentrate and performance on cognitive tasks is impacted, even if the […]

A new study out of Illinois State University suggests that young children whose parents interrupt family time by pulling out their smartphones or tablets:   http://www.webmd.com/children/news/20170615/when-parents-focus-on-smartphones-kids-misbehaving-can-rise#1 http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=204671  

Researchers found that every hour a child spends on a mobile device could result in about 15 minutes of lost sleep:   http://www.wcvb.com/article/toddlers-touch-screens-study/9564687

A new documentary looks at how smartphones and other screens are altering the lives of teens today: http://www.forbes.com/sites/keithwagstaff/2016/02/28/are-your-kids-addicted-to-their-phones-screenagers-wants-to-help/#575f28b676d4 http://indieflixfoundation.org/screenagers.html  

Psychologists and other child development experts are exploring how parents’ use of technology affects kids and the best ways to help families reconnect in the Digital Age: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/02/smartphone.aspx  

A new survey by Highlights magazine found that 62 percent of kids surveyed said they felt their parents were often focused on other things when the child tried to talk to them. Most of those children said the main source of distraction was that electronic device many of us can’t live without. http://www.ksl.com/?sid=31877933&nid=1009&fm=most_popular&s_cid=popular-1 http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/10/09/many-kids-think-parents-are-too-distracted-according-to-annual-survey-by-highlights-for-children-magazine/