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fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Harvard-Westlake blocks TikTok and Clash Royale on student phones. How's that going down?

Harvard-Westlake requires students to use the Opal app to block social and gaming apps during school hours, reducing phone use and increasing in-person interaction and sleep.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Anxious Generation in Evolutionary Perspective

A book, The Anxious Generation, argues that cellphone use is damaging young people's well-being. Evidence of various kinds shows that cellphone and social-media use often go hand-in-hand with anxiety. Restricting cellphones and social media in schools has quickly become a common practice. This restriction of cellphones in schools represents a huge win for the field of evolutionary psychology.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Effects of Restricted Cellphone Use in Schools

Evening cellphone and screen use impairs sleep in children and adolescents; policies and behavioral interventions can reduce harm but parental enforcement often faces adolescent resistance.
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