Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety

Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2021.0324

50 Ways to Make the Last Month of Summer Fun - While Using Technology Together

From "FOSI", "Family Online Safety Institute"
https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting-tool/summer-fun-checklists

Each checklist has 10 unique ideas (socially distanced or not) that give parents a chance to boost family time. Categorized by Learning, Fun, Social Change, Digital Citizenship, and Go, there are plenty of ideas suitable for all types of families looking to reincorporate a few pre-pandemic habits back into their routines. 

Social Context and Gaming Motives Predict Mental Health Better Than Time Played

    Marian Sauter, Tina Braun, and Wolfgang Mack.Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Feb 2021.94-100. http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0234

Source: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2020.0234

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking Special Issue (Effects of Violent Video Games)

 

Internet Safety Month

It's a great time to review our online behavior and identify ways we can use the internet in safer ways.

This year, kids are online more than ever; for education, entertainment, and to socialize with friends. To support you and your family, we've created new resources to help you stay safer online in these unprecedented times.

https://www.missingkids.org/internetsafetymonth