• Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Safe Zone: Children and Online Safety

    What can parents and caregivers do to equip youth with the skills and protections needed to keep themselves safe online?

    Media Literacy
    Parenting
    Social Media
    Video Gaming
    Speakers
  • Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Driven to Distraction: Media Use, Attention and Cognition

    How do hours spent daily on digital media affect children’s attention spans, multitasking skills, and cognitive functions? How are digital platforms affecting how youth interact with the real world?

    Brain and Cognition
    Advertising and Marketing
    Digital Addiction
    Education & Learning
    Social Media
    Speakers
  • Virtual
    Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Copycat: Social Contagion, Online Viral Behavior, and Youth

    What should parents and caregivers know about vulnerability to social contagion—and how is it being supercharged by the large volume of digital content and social media algorithms?

    Social Media
    Media Literacy
    Mental Health
    Parenting
    Physical Health
    Speakers
  • Virtual
    Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Algorithms 101: Youth and AI-Driven Tech

    What can families do about the growing influence of algorithmically-delivered content on youth’s development, preferences, and minds?

    Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Emerging Technology
    Ethical Design
    Social Media
    Speakers
  • Virtual
    Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Youth Self-Esteem and Identity: The Media(ted) Self

    What are the risks and opportunities for forming a positive and healthy sense of self in a hyper-connected age?  

    Mental Health
    Body Image
    Social Media
    Speakers
  • Virtual
    Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Anxiety: Youth Mental Health and Digital Media

    The first in a set of webinars investigating two of the most common mental health struggles of youth today: anxiety and depression. 

    Mental Health
    Social Media
    Speakers
  • Hilton Washington DC National Mall
  • Virtual
    Ask the Experts—Webinar

    The Social Brain on Screens

    What are the functions of the social brain in childhood and what strategies can encourage healthy social development in youth?

    Media Literacy
    Social Media
    Social Relationships
    Speakers
  • Virtual
    Ask the Experts—Webinar

    Taken to Extremes: Online Radicalism, Polarization, and Youth

    How do extremists target youth? How does digital media impact polarization, and what steps can we take to limit the features of digital media that contribute to extremism in youth?

    Social Media
    Media Literacy
    Speakers