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Kids Who Use Social Media Are Falling Behind On These Two Vital Skills, Finds Study

But even the lowest users of social media, kids who used it just a single hour a day or less, still scored lower, too, by an ...

Social media could be shaping how kids’ brains learn—and not for the better

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...
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Too much social media may hurt kids’ thinking and memory skills

Spending too much time on social media might be hurting how children think, remember, and learn. A new study published in the ...
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Positive Parenting: The ABCD’s of virtual learning

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Since last March, remote and hybrid models of learning have created a number of challenges for educators and families, including access to technology. For starters ...
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OHSU professor participates in study to understand social media’s impact on young brains

PORTLAND, Ore. — A recent study found that frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescent brains develop, and at least one Pacific Northwest school district is blaming tech companies ...
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Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.
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Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...