• It’s Time to Keep Phones Out of Classrooms

    It’s Time to Keep Phones Out of Classrooms

    “Smartphone use has a time and place. It’s not in the classroom. Study after study have shown the harmful effects of too much screen time. Children and teens who spend hours on their phones scrolling through social media are more anxious, depressed, and distracted.”

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  • How Tech Created a ‘Recipe for Loneliness’

    How Tech Created a ‘Recipe for Loneliness’

    “I can’t underscore just how powerful it is to have a few moments of authentic interaction with somebody where you can hear their voice and see their face. There is tremendous benefit that comes to each of us from being able to show up for each other.” Dr. Murphy has even previously cited loneliness as an epidemic in our society.

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  • No TikTok? No problem. Here’s why you shouldn’t rush to buy your child a phone.

    No TikTok? No problem. Here’s why you shouldn’t rush to buy your child a phone.

    Carli Pierson writing in USA Today with some thoughtful advice to parents: “Phones and kids should be an ongoing conversation in our homes. We should be talking about the dangers of addiction. We need to teach them that obsessing over other people’s lives, or comparing themselves with another person they may or may not know,

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