What is Social Media Depression?
Facebook conducts extensive research to learn which content makes users feel worse about themselves. We analyzed their results..
Sex Ed Curriculum Has Kids Turning to Porn
Widespread internet access and abundant, free, pornography websites have made it easier than ever before for kids to, accidentally or intentionally, view sexually explicit material.
Is My Child Addicted to the Internet?
The majority of clients who seek us out are the parents of children, teenagers and young adults. One of the most common questions we hear from them is, “Is my kid addicted to the internet?”
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In-Game Purchases: How Video Games Turn Players into Payers
Video game companies use well-establish principles of behavioral psychology to work players into a highly stimulated, emotional state before hitting them up to make in-game purchases of virtual items for real money.
Online Addiction: Everything You Need to Know
Everyone who uses the internet, parents, educators and mental health professionals should learn the signs of digital media overuse and how to move away from online addiction and toward a healthier relationship with the internet.
Parent’s Guide to Healthy Screen Use for Kids
To set healthy limits around your child’s digital media use, it helps to plan ahead. These guidelines are a great start.
Life in the age of internet addiction: “The vast majority of the American population is mildly addicted to technology”
By Ned Hepburn | January 24, 2013 Anyone who spends their day staring at screens can speak to the modern-day epidemic of eye fatigue. But what is our digital obsession doing to …
Changes in social media posts can be warning sign
Digital Media Treatment & Education Center co-founder Tracy Markle was interviewed in 2013 for a Boulder Daily Camera article about how social media content can provide warning signs of emerging mental health issues of its users. Eight years later, it remains one of our most viewed pages.
Facebook Makes Us Sadder And Less Satisfied, Study Finds
Researchers say Facebook use can lead to a decline in happiness and satisfaction. Facebook’s mission “to make the world more open and connected” is a familiar refrain among company leaders. …
