Are Smartphones hurting my Teenager? Yes, research shows how – get tips to help!

This episode is about the effects of screen time on kids from 13-25 years old. We discuss the actual changes in the brain and some ways to set healthy limits on a child’s screen time. I will go into uncommon depth on common topics to explain the ordinary in a new way!#dopamine, #socialmediaResources: 1. Questionnaire for Problematic screen use: https://www.healthyscreens.com/scale 2. Links to PRIUSS 3 question and 18 question scales - https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/media-and-children/center-of-excellence-on-social-media-and-youth-mental-health/qa-portal/qa-portal-library/qa-portal-library-questions/social-media-screening-questions-for-electronic-medical-record-systems/?srsltid=AfmBOoohUrsVi4ZBBvDlSRu6fNAQlZnh0hyw-4leivfVlGqUmy1o2VLU3. 1 in 4 kids stay inside: https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/2022/children-today-far-less-likely-to-play-outside-than-their-grandparents4. Image of dopamine pathway in brain - https://somaticmovementcenter.com/dopamine/5. What is Dopamine article - https://www.simplypsychology.org/the-role-of-dopamine-as-a-neurotransmitter-in-the-human-brain.html6. Study on how rollout of facebook affected mental health of college students - https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/aer.202112187. Study linking MRI results to Dopamine pathways - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35895476/8. Study on the effects of sleep on teens on academic testing https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39283917/9. Meta-analysis study showing negative effects of screen time of multiple behaviors - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38030217/10. Study showing that decreasing screen time improves behavior and social interactions https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821176?utm_source=openevidence&utm_medium=referral11. Study showing that more media time increases family conflict: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40742773/12. NPR article about effects of screen time and social media on the mental health crisis - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/25/1171773181/social-media-teens-mental-health#:~:text=Not%20surprisingly%2C%20all%20this%20screen,is%20a%20really%20serious%20problem.%2213. Definition of addiction: https://www.asam.org/quality-care/definition-of-addiction14. CDC study on screen time in teens by different demographics and rates of anxiety/depression - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db513.htm15. Functional MRI study in 2021 on sleep - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33615598/