The Shifting Digital Divide: Screen Time and Digital Use as an Equity Issue

Oct 16, 2018

Oct. 23, 2017

JULY 3, 2018
While many technology experts and scholars have concerns about the social, political and economic fallout from the spread of digital activities, they also tend to report that their own experience of digital life has been positive

AUGUST 22, 2018
54% of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen's screen time. But parents face their own challenges of device-related distraction.

NOVEMBER 7, 2018
An analysis of videos suggested by the site's recommendation engine finds that users are directed toward progressively longer and more popular content.

NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Teens credit social media for helping to build stronger friendships and exposing them to a more diverse world, but they express concern that these sites lead to drama and social pressure

Tweens and teens are more connected to their digital lives than ever, especially at home. However, different children use media in different ways, depending on their age, living circumstances, interests, access, and a range of other considerations. A recent report from Common Sense revealed that lower-income and minority youth spend a greater number of hours per day using media than their higher-income, non-minority peers.

As part of Children and Screens’ ongoing support and curation of cutting-edge, objective, scientifically-rigorous interdisciplinary research, we invited nearly 140 preeminent experts from 10 different disciplines in 22 workgroups to compile the latest research on the effects of media on growth and development, cognition and mental health in toddlers, children and adolescents.