Screen Time

Social Media Crisis Guide by BWC and Community Partners

Tip Sheet: Screen Time 101

Resources related to the impact of screen time in young people’s lives:

• Article: Teaching Kids & Teens How to Connect with Others – Outside Their Digital World
• Web Article: The ETR Blog – Social Media and Emotional Health: 6 Ways Technology can both Support and Undermine Adolescent Mental Health
• Article: The New American – What Screens Are Doing to Our Kids
• Tool: Family Media Agreement, Common Sense Media
• Website: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Your Kids Safe Online with Parental Controls
• Web Article: Common Sense Media – Tweens, Teens, Tech, and Mental Health: Coming of Age in an Increasingly Digital, Uncertain, and Unequal World 2020
• Google Doc: Screenagers Parent Guide
• Google Doc: 2020 Parent Resources
• Web Article: verywell family – 10 Strategies to Limit Your Teen’s Screen Time
• Web Article: Mindful Schools – Is Your Teen Addicted to Tech? How to Stop Panicking and Create Healthy Solutions