Can we “flip the script” from counting hours of screen time to distinguishing different types of online experiences?

Our reliance on internet technologies increased as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed and with it concerns from parents, teachers, and governments that our digitally-mediated lives might have detrimental effects on children’s mental health and wellbeing. In a contribution for Common Sense’s report Tweens, Teens, Tech, and Mental Health, Sonia Livingstone explains why we need to move beyond ... Continued