RESOURCES:
RESOURCES:
Data
● CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data Summary & Trends Report
● U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory: Social Media and Youth Mental Health
● Pew Research Center
○ Teens and Cyberbullying (2022)
○ A Majority of Teens Have Experienced Some Form of Cyberbullying (2018)
Experts
○ The New CDC Report Shows that COVID Added Little to Teen Mental Health Trends
○ Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s the Evidence
Trending News
● NYTimes: How Parents Can Actually Help Teens Navigate Social Media
Books
● The Tech Solution: Creating Healthy Habits for Kids Growing Up in a Digital World
● Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
● Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World
Parenting Tools
● American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Family Media Contract
● Example of Family Device Docking Station
● Screen time Monitoring
○ Apple
○ Android
Options for Phones/Watches
● PARENTS Article: The Best Phones for Kids, According to Their Parents and Safety Experts
● Smartphone Alternatives by Wait Until 8th