“Was it this easy the whole time?” Teacher Jonathan Buchwalter goes viral on TikTok talking about the positive impact of a cellphone-free classroom.

Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends. Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt their mental health, and growing shares think they harm people their age

From The Washington Post comes this analysis by Cristiano Lima-Strong examining a new group, Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA), that aims to address the impact of screen time on children: 

The Winston Center is the nation’s leading authority in this emerging field, and one of the only centers dedicated to studying the impact of social media on the developing mind and brain.

This Family Foundation Is Quietly Going To War With Facebook Over How It Affects Kids’ Brains

New UNC-Chapel Hill research center will study link between technology and teen mental health

OPINION: Children today are facing a mental health crisis. Smartphones are making it worse