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A new study concluded that there is a certain amount of screen time that is beneficial for teens.   Published in the scientific journal Psychological Science, the researchers followed 120,000 adolescents in the UK to see if there was a relationship between overall well-being and amount of time plugged in. Initially, there seemed to be no

Is your family looking for a meaningful New Year’s resolution with far-reaching consequences? Check out these statistics about cyberbullying to spark a conversation in your family about why cyberbullying hurts and what each person can do to end it! *58% of kids admit someone has said something mean to them online. Almost half of kids

If you’re counting too many sheep every night, your smartphone might be the culprit.   A new study confirms what scientist already suspected: increased smartphone screen time is connected to poor sleep. The 653 participants downloaded an app that measured the amount of time the smartphone screen was on for a month. The participants were

The alarming headlines are all over social media. “Everything changed the day I learned Minecraft has a sex mod” “Things you need to know: Minecraft has a ‘sex mod.’ Here’s your barf bag.” “Does Minecraft have ‘sex mods’? “Minecraft mods: Sex mod download available; moms react” Confused? Scared? Ready to hide your kids’ electronic devices?

If you have been following our blog recently, you know that violent media has been linked to decreased memory and attention and weaker academic performance. As if this wasn’t bad enough, a new study suggests that violent media hurts verbal skills as well.   A study published just three months ago analyzed the performance of