The Negative Connection Between Smartphones and Mental Health

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A consensus is emerging in the field that yes, especially for girls, there is a strong negative connection between these technologies and mental health. We have multiple different types of threads that all begin to weave around the same answer. The teachers themselves are saying, yeah, this is why we're more anxious and depressed. This app, these phones, other data began to find the same thing.

Are smartphones bad for kids? Cal walks through the data on this question, including how researchers came to be worried, their findings, critiques of their findings, and where we are today. He then gives recommendations for how to think about technology when it comes to your kids.

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Today’s Deep Question: Are smartphones bad for kids? [3:10]

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