"Experiment" is over. New #research is here: #Screen use hurts #Babies and #toddlers. Time to pull head out of sand. Little #brains grow fast & mold to their enviro. Not enough #senses used or face2face #social interaction messes with #braindevelopment. durablehuman.com/BabyBadNews

Reasons being ignored as motiva for #NashvilleCovenantSchool killings, a.t. expert Col. Dave Grossman Screen Strong : -Killer was trained to kill and desensitized to killing by thru violent video games -Chronic Sleep deprivation caused by game playing screenstrong.org

The vast "experiment" Jim Steyer described 7 years ago is over. The results are dire #news for #babies, #toddlers. Yet, there is hope if we change our ways. Please #read and share: durablehuman.com/BabyBadNews

"We cannot conclude that social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents" - from U.S. Surgeon General #Parents here's the evidence: hhs.gov/surgeongeneral…

Bravery and confidence @ #ActiveMindsCon23 about empowering change for youth & youth #mentalhealth. inseparable policy is: maybe we can't change #gun laws, so we advocate for ways youth can have less #mentalillness, better #MentalHealthAwareness and #mentalhealthsupport

News for all @ #activemindsCon23 !

Glad to see Clifford Sussman MD teaching his #dopamine theory of treating kids' problematic #internet use Children and Screens conf. More here: durablehuman.com/Dopamine

#fosi2023 talking about #AI in the #classrom

#tech industry perspective on #AI in the classroom @ #fosi2023

Besides #ASD, also link to how early #screen viewing can lead to development of #ADHD

Thank you Lindsey Graham for fighting for the safety of our children. Watch the Livestream NOW: judiciary.senate.gov/committee-acti…

Interesting to see #tech leaders of discord, meta, tiktok, snap, X ticking off the safeguards they have built into their products, which are many. All those testifying have children, including new X leader Linda Yaccarino.

Ugh. Really hard to hear Zuckerberg defending "plastic surgery" filters on Insta. @ Senate Judiciary Hearing: WATCH LIVE: judiciary.senate.gov/committee-acti…

Riveting to see Senator Dick Durbin say one-on-one directly to M. Zuckerberg Meta how he can actually sit there @ Sen Judiciary hearing and say in good conscience platform is fine for kids' #mentalhealth. Durbin says that is absolutely not the reality.

Study suggests that both screen time and on-screen content matter for children’s mental health. ja.ma/3ukWbxI

‘When technology is a tool and not a toy then it has a purpose, if not, go the unplug way.’ Lisa Cline. Reinforce unstructure play. Very interesting presentation by The Durable Human

New LENA research in JAMA Pediatrics shows #screentime can cause language delays in #babies because they hear fewer spoken words from people around them. What you can do to help: durablehuman.com/BabyTalk

Excellent #TheHillMentalHealth The Hill event showing progress and bipartisan support for addressing maternal mental health struggles. Moving stories. Positive talk about telehealth making it easier to support those w post partum #depression and #anxiety, removing stigma

When she reached out for help, PPD Support Virginia was there. Now she's their volunteer coordinator.

Act TODAY to protect children's #MentalHealth! Senators vote tomorrow on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act to stop #socialmedia companies from sending young people down dangerous rabbit holes. Use this form & tell your senators to vote YES on #KOSA ! fairplay.salsalabs.org/kosa/index.html