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HAPPY is CONTAGIOUS

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Instagram’s new teen safety features still fall short, critics say

It’s the second time the company has added safety settings prior to an appearance in Washington By Tatum Hunter Updated January 10, 2024 at 4:21 p.m. EST|Published January 10, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST Instagram and Facebook unveiled further limits on what teens can see on the apps, a move their parent company Meta says will reduce the

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How apps exploit a loophole in children’s privacy law

Apps and services are regulated from gathering data on kids’ online activity. But a loophole in current rules lets them do it anyway. Read more: https://wapo.st/3MAaXnh. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter:   / washingtonpost   Instagram:   / washingtonpost   Facebook:   / washingtonpost  

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Kids with this hobby make better test takers, new Cambridge study suggests—and enjoy better mental health

By: Aditi Shrikant@ADITI_SHRIKANT Klaus Vedfelt | Getty Images Kids who read for pleasure 12 hours per week perform better on cognitive tests and have better mental health, according to a recently published study in Psychological Medicine. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University looked at data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a long-running project that tracks

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The best books on the effects of screen time on kids (based on neuroscience)

I am an integrative child psychiatrist with a special focus on how screen-time detunes the nervous system, causing issues with sleep, mood, focus, and behavior. In fact, technology use is the most underestimated influence of our time; it causes problems whose connections aren’t always obvious, leads to misdiagnosis and overmedication, and wastes resources. I am passionate about

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What if there was a Nonprofit Version of Shark Tank – Volume 1

https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29097453/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/menu/no/ [00:00:00] Tommy Thomas: For the past six months or so I’ve been asking our guests the question “If there was a nonprofit version of Shark Tank and you were on the panel of potential early-stage investors, what questions would you need to have answered before you’d make an investment?”  Well, again, it’s just a fun question

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Reach Out and Read: Advancing child wellness through literacy

Written By: G. Ashley Johnson, UT Physicians | Updated: September 12, 2023 Sarah J. Cavenaugh, MD, reading with a pediatric patient at UT Physicians Multispecialty – The Heights. (Photo by: Logan Ball, UT Physicians) Participating UT Physicians clinics are providing new books during well-child exams, both supporting assessments and cultivating a child’s interest in reading.

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