Parenting and modern tech

A new survey by Pew Research Center surveyed kids between the ages of 13 and 17 in the United States to look at the actual habits and impacts of their use of social media: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/american-teenagers-social-media-study.html http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/11/28/teens-social-media-habits-and-experiences/ And a study out of Villanova University surveyed students about their cell phone use during sleep, as well as […]

An updated glossary of internet code for parents of teens: https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2564278/would-you-recognise-the-secret-sexting-codes-your-kids-are-using/  

A new study out of Rutgers University found that students who didn’t text anymore after lights out or less than 30 minutes after turning off the lights significantly performed better in school, compared to those who stayed up late more than 30 minutes after turning off lights to continue texting: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126162227.htm http://www.parentherald.com/articles/17771/20160126/night-texting-affects-teenagers-grades-study.htm http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/texting-night-affects-teens’-sleep-academic-performance/20160121#.Vqk8cTbw_ow

A new study out of the the psychology department at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pa explores compulsive texting, which can interfere with sleep and academic performance:   http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/10/compulsive-texting-girls.aspx http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/compulsive-texting-takes-toll-on-teenagers/?_r=0  

An interesting survey of teens’ own  views of how modern devices and the internet effect dating: http://www.vox.com/2015/10/3/9440953/teenager-cell-phone-study