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How time screen time experts manage screen time with their own kids: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02/06/579555110/what-the-screen-time-experts-do-with-their-own-kids Some former tech employees have concerns about the addictive qualities of tech: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/02/05/just-say-no-addicting-kids-technology-former-facebook-google-employees-investors-urge/307529002/ One quick tip to cut down on binge watching: https://offspring.lifehacker.com/turn-off-autoplay-on-your-kids-tv-shows-1822738108 Finally, what age to let kids have smartphones: https://www.wthr.com/article/kids-and-smartphones-how-soon-is-too-soon

Research shows that teens are more savvy than adults give them credit for about social media and its potential impact on them:   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180125085119.htm

Some different interpretations of the new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on vaping: https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2017/dec/29/e-cigarettes-vaping-safer-than-smoking Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to Smoking, Science Panel Concludes https://nyti.ms/2GbyJF5    

A new study suggests that teens that are online for more than an hour a day tend to be unhappier. The happiest teens used digital media for less than an hour per day. But after a daily hour of screen time, unhappiness rises steadily along with increasing screen time. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122091249.htm http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-02758-001?doi=1  

The value of making mistakes in front of your kids: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/health/good-enough-parent-go-ask-your-dad/index.html