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    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?

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    State of Play: The Ins and Outs of Healthy and Problematic Video Gaming

    Video gaming has become a near-universal activity with children. Which features in popular video games can promote (or hinder) their cognitive development and mental health?

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    Screen Extremes: Children and Digital Addictions

    Many children and teens spend several hours daily on screens for entertainment. When does heavy use of digital media turn into an addiction, and what can parents do?

    Digital Addiction
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    Sleep Health
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    The Lure of Loot: Gambling and Manipulative Design in Youth Video Games

    Video games popular with youth increasingly contain gambling features and other design elements intended to entice children to spend real money in games - how is this impacting kids? What can be done about it?

    Video Gaming
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    Media Violence and Its Impact on Youth

    How does repeated exposure to graphic and violent movies, news, social media, television shows, and video games affect children's behavior and mental health?

    Violent Content
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    12 to 18: Coming of Age Online

    Teens are frequently accused of always being on their phones or being addicted to their technology, but what are the real impacts of all of their device use?

    Social Media
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    Research Retreats

    Digital Media and Mental Health Retreat

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    Blood, Sweat, and Fears: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Graphic and Violent Media

    What are the short and long-term psychological, social and behavioral impacts of violent media on children and adolescents?

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