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We host events and share the latest news and research from the field on the most pressing issues in digital media and child development. See all topics.

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On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental Health
Press Release

Children and Screens Endorses Proposed Federal Act

New bipartisan legislation would authorize and fund a National Institutes of Health program to study the effects of media on child development.

Policy & Legislation
Tip Sheet

The Rise of Dr. Google

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

Digital Literacy
Games for Health
Ask the Experts

On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental & Behavioral Health
Press Release

Children and Screens Endorses Proposed Federal Act

New bipartisan legislation would authorize and fund a National Institutes of Health program to study the effects of media on child development.

Policy & Legislation
Tip Sheet

The Rise of Dr. Google

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

Digital Literacy
Games for Health

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Games for Health
Digital Literacy
Internet Gaming Disorder
Cyberbulling Literacy
Virtual Reality
Global Perspective
Family and Parenting
Cognitive Impacts
Participatory Politics
Media and Sex
Guidelines for Parents
Games for Health
Digital Literacy
Internet Gaming Disorder
Cyberbulling Literacy
Virtual Reality
Global Perspective
Family and Parenting
Cognitive Impacts
Participatory Politics
Media and Sex
Guidelines for Parents
Games for Health
Digital Literacy
Internet Gaming Disorder
Cyberbulling Literacy
Virtual Reality
Global Perspective
Family and Parenting
Cognitive Impacts
Participatory Politics
Media and Sex
Guidelines for Parents
Games for Health
Digital Literacy
Internet Gaming Disorder
Cyberbulling Literacy
Virtual Reality
Global Perspective
Family and Parenting
Cognitive Impacts
Participatory Politics
Media and Sex
Guidelines for Parents
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Digital Literacy

In today’s global culture and economy, where individuals have access to information 24/7 and literally, at their fingertips, digital and media literacy are essential to participate in society. But what specific competencies must young citizens acquire?

See Related Research

Moving the phone away when studying increases efficacy, while muting notifications can decrease interruptions and help with concentration when studying.

Nicol Howard, PhD Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the MALT Program, Co-Director of the REAL Lab, University of Redlands School of Education

On Digital Literacy

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On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental & Behavioral Health
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On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental & Behavioral Health
Ask the Experts

On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental & Behavioral Health
Another
Ask the Experts

On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental & Behavioral Health
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Our in-person and virtual events bridge the knowledge gap between researchers, clinicians, educators, parents, and families. See all events.
Ask the Experts

On Boredom: Screen Time. Free Time. and Child Development

What *is* boredom exactly and what role does it play in cognition and development? What are the benefits and harms of “bored time” for children and has digital media displaced the space to let minds wander?

Mental & Behavioral Health

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Engaged for Change: Youth, Digital Spaces, and Social Movements

Join our panel of experts as they explore the development of civic engagement in youth, provide examples of online youth leadership and community, review challenges and risks youth encounter, and provide tips for parents, caregivers, and educators to support positive online civic engagement.

Civic Engagement
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We seek fundamental insights into how kids and families engage with digital media and how these technology-mediated interactions affect their cognitive, psychological, social, behavioral and physical development.
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Our Impact

We seek fundamental insights into how kids and families engage with digital media and how these technology-mediated interactions affect their cognitive, psychological, social, behavioral and physical development.
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$1 Million

...in grant funding to interdisciplinary research projects since 2012.

No. 1

...leading interdisciplinary convenor, grant-giver, curator, and public educator in the field.

$2 Million

...in grant funding to interdisciplinary research projects since 2012.

No. 2

...leading interdisciplinary convenor, grant-giver, curator, and public educator in the field.

$3 Million

...in grant funding to interdisciplinary research projects since 2012.

No. 3

...leading interdisciplinary convenor, grant-giver, curator, and public educator in the field.
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