Breakpoint Take the Tech Exit
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Sep 10, 2025 Exploring the dangers of smartphone use, the discussion highlights its impact on youth mental health, including rising anxiety and depression. Parents are encouraged to reconsider their children's screen time and find practical ways to regulate technology use. The conversation also offers strategies to help families navigate this digital landscape while fostering healthier habits and deeper connections.
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Digital Use Linked To Youth Mental Decline
- Smartphones and interactive screens correlate strongly with mental illness, anxiety, loneliness, and depression in children and teens.
- The cultural and medical evidence increasingly links device use to rising youth mental-health problems.
Screen Design Produces Addiction-Like Brain Changes
- Brain research shows interactive screens create addiction-like changes that drop baseline dopamine after use and drive craving.
- Structural brain changes in heavy social-media users resemble those seen in drug addiction.
Doctor Finds Screen Detox Reverses Symptoms
- Dr. Victoria Dunkley observed kids with mood, attention, and behavioral issues that vanished after a screen detox.
- Many children presumed to have ADHD or autism turned out to have screen-induced symptoms relieved by 30 days offline.
