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this article offers some tips for parents shopping for gifts for their kids: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/nov/21/choices-parents-grandparents-should-shop-for-in/

Parents are turning to new mobile monitoring software, which allows parents to set Internet controls for almost any portable device. Basic software can be bought from a mobile ap store for just a few dollars, while more advanced protection can be found for under $70: http://www.todaystmj4.com/features/onyourside/134175673.html and some thoughts on internet safety http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-garrick/internet-safety_b_1250064.html http://moms.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/16/10705964-7-things-you-need-to-know-to-keep-kids-safe-online

This article looks at the debate of how much is too much screen time: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/371287/how-much-tech-can-children-take And some tips on negotiating screen time: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristen-howerton/screen-time-kids_b_2119827.html

According to new research, many teens engage in self harm, but most stop by young adulthood: http://www.topnews.us/content/244803-self-harm-soaring-among-teenagers-warns-study

The “reward hub”, which is involved in addiction, was larger in the brains of people who regularly play computer games versus  those of infrequent gamers, research suggests. However, it remains unclear whether frequent use of the games changed the brain or if brain differences made people more likely to play: http://www.nature.com/tp/journal/v1/n11/full/tp201153a.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15720178 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2061983/Teenage-video-game-players-brains-like-gambling-addicts.html?ITO=1490