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UNCOVERED: 4 - The Untold Story

No social media before 16, expert urges

No smartphones before high school is No. 1.

Fortune

Some child psychologists say the U.S. surgeon general’s call for social media warning labels is ‘moral panic’

Other mental health experts, in contrast, say warning labels are a great first step that could save lives.

Fortune

I’m an expert on adolescence: here’s why a smartphone ban isn’t the answer, and what we should do instead

Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book blames social media for a decline in teenage mental health. But is he right?

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - I was part of the guinea pig smartphone generation — how did anyone think this was okay?

When I was about 12 or 13, my friends and I used to play a game at sleepovers. Crowded around an iPhone or computer screen, upstairs and out of sight of our parents, we would log onto Omegle, a now-defunct website whose sole function was to pair anonymous users at…

Evening Standard

Leadership matters, it’s time to improve the football governance bill

Jason Stockwood, Grimsby’s vice-chair, hopes to raise a national issue with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer at a live debate in Grimsby on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

It’s Time to Take Phones Away from Students

The spike in teen mental distress and disruptive behaviour will require extreme steps

The Walrus

Elementary Schools Ban Tag, Football, and Fun During Recess

"It really feels as though maybe we've lost touch with what's developmentally appropriate," says one Montgomery County mom.

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How to rewild your teenagers: a parents’ guide to reconnecting them with nature

Young children often love wildlife and nature but find them boring, uncool or ‘icky’ in their teens

The Guardian - UK

Grattan on Friday: Growing momentum for governments to fight social media’s grip on children

While federal politics often seems “top down”, some issues are pushed onto the national agenda from lower levels. We’re seeing this with the increasing concern to protect kids from the harmful effects of social media.

The Conversation

Screens and adolescents: How phones broke children’s brains

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As evidence mounts that devices are sparking a mental health crisis in young people, ‘Adolescence’ writer Jack Thorne says he thinks smartphone sales should be banned for under 16s. Helen Coffey asks whether social media and tech are really to blame – and what parents can do…

The Independent UK

Psychologist Dr Becky reveals top screen time rules she uses for her own kids and admits getting the balance right is a 'struggle' - and we totally relate to #3

Psychologist Dr Becky chats top screen time rules for her own children, and how even she struggles to get the right balance. Her third rule is relatable to parents everywhere.

GoodToKnow

Is your teen part of the ‘anxious generation?’ This is what experts have to say about protecting their mental health

These expert-approved tips can help parents protect their kids' happiness

GoodToKnow

Social media lies can unleash a dangerous contempt for others. We can stop it

In our atomised society, we don’t just reject ideas and identities, we dehumanise those who hold them. There is a way out

The Guardian - AU

The Anxious Generation wants to save teens. But the bestseller’s anti-tech logic is skewed

There’s no doubt about the mental health crisis facing young people. Jonathan Haidt blames our devices – which oversimplifies the problem

The Guardian - US

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Quarter Of UK 5 To 7-year-olds Have Smart Phone: Study

Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Quarter of UK’s three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows

Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social media

Reason

Regulating Smartphones? Jonathan Haidt vs. Libertarians

The author of The Anxious Generation argues that parents, schools, and society must keep kids off of social media.

WEKU

How to give kids autonomy? 'Anxious Generation' author says a license to roam helps

Kids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic of mental illness and suggests ways to fix it.

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The Guardian - UK

One thing stops us from prising teens from their phones: peer pressure

The rise in mental health problems in young people should force politicians to act

GoodToKnow

I gave my 11-year-old a smartphone and regret it - here's what I wish I'd known, as ministers vote to ban smartphones for under-16s

A ban on the sale of smartphones to under-16s is being considered by the UK Government, following public support for the idea.

Salon

Social media benefits teen mental health

Being online helps teens avoid suicide, self-harm and other risks. Why do media and lawmakers blame it instead?

Evening Standard

‘Mark Zuckerberg has to bear some blame for youth suicide deaths’

Jonathan Haidt, on the Brave New World podcast, sets out the harm social media and smartphones are doing to children

Evening Standard

Do phones ruin childhoods? Academic Jonathan Haidt on why he thinks so

The bestselling author and professor thinks the combination of smartphones and a loss of unsupervised play is creating an anxious generation

Reason

The Bad Science Behind Jonathan Haidt's Call to Regulate Social Media

Only 22 of the 476 studies in The Anxious Generation contain data on either heavy social media use or serious mental issues among adolescents, and none have data on both.

The Guardian - UK

If you really want kids to spend less time online, make space for them in the real world

Tech firms can do more, but it’s the government’s job to ensure children have safe places to play – and it’s not doing it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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