Online Racism and Youth
How are youth of color experiencing racism online, either directly or through others--and how is it impacting them? What can parents and educators do to help?
The Children and Screens Guide for Early Child Development and Media Use: Infants and Children Ages 0-5
Ditch the Guilt: Media, Stress, and Parent-Child Relationships | Lara Wolfers, PhD
Advancing the Agenda: A Report from the Breakout Sessions at #MediaAndMinds25
This report is a summary of the 19 breakout sessions at the 2025 Media and Minds Congress.
Digital Media and Youth Body Image
A two-page research snapshot on how digital content shapes children’s and teen’s body image and what works to protect them.
2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
ON DEMAND NOW: Congress Sessions
Our in-person and virtual events bridge the gap between researchers, clinicians, parents, and families. See all events.
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Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, LCP
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Tiera Tanksley, PhD
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Sleep Health
…refers to a variety of factors related to an individual’s sleep, including sleep duration, continuity, onset, consistency, and overall quality. Sleep health can have wide-ranging impacts on any person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
What kids are watching on their screens…can be psychologically stimulating and interfere with what's necessary for the mind to calm down and relax and feel safe and go to sleep.”
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Sleep and Screens
A visual digest of current research on sleep and screens.
Screens and Physical Health: Summary and Recommendations
Summary and Recommendations found in the "Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence," Part One: Research Concerning Cognitive, Physical, Mental, and Psychosocial Impacts on Children, Screens and Physical Health Section (pages 61-116)
Sleep and Screens During COVID-19
How does digital media use affect children's sleep health?
Healthy Habits: Fostering Physical Health in a Digital World
What does physical wellness look like in an increasingly digital world?