Dear Friends,
At Children and Screens, we believe that real, lasting change in the area of children and technology will involve collaboration with and action by legislators and regulators. This final newsletter of 2021 summarizes some of the year’s legislative events, both nationally and internationally, as well as Children and Screens’ policy activities.
In addition, our ability to help children lead healthy lives in a digital world for years to come depends on our commitment to nurture the next generation of talent. We will also highlight our outstanding internship program.
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A Commitment to Sound Public Policy
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From finding ways to bridge the digital divide to introducing legislation to protect children’s privacy online, Congress is starting to grapple with how to provide oversight and enforcement to handle some of the problems wrought by the internet’s impact on our everyday lives. Children and Screens’ policy team, led by pediatrician and former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Colleen Kraft, provides legislators with the best, evidence-based information and research on the defining issue of our time.
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Internationally, as part of its broad efforts to crack down on problematic videogaming habits, China recently made history by enacting a law that severely restricts the length of time young people are allowed to spend playing video games (read our blog post here). In addition, French President Macron has started speaking with world leaders about cybersecurity and protecting young people online. We are keeping an eye on each of these developments, and frequently speak with legislators about what these restrictions and conversations mean for our national policy.
Our policy working group has also been closely monitoring recent legislative briefings discussing privacy laws on social media platforms and mental health implications of social media use. We continue to advocate for increased data protection and responsible technology development and are committed to doing all we can to encourage legislators and social media companies to enact legislation, policy, and regulation that will reduce social comparison, cyberbullying, and the spread of disinformation.
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Looking for grad students and smart juniors and seniors!
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Through our robust internship program, we nurture the best and the brightest students to become the next generation of digital media and child development experts, as well as future professionals in marketing, video production, UX/UI, policy, and HR. Please help us by recommending outstanding students in your life!
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As 2021 comes to a close, we want to express our gratitude to all of our 2021 donors. This year, your donations have helped Children and Screens share the latest scientific knowledge with parents, educators, researchers, clinicians, legislators, and so many others. If you have not made your 2021 contribution or set up your recurring gift yet, we hope you will consider that when you give a gift to Children and Screens today, you help build a better tomorrow by helping us support necessary examinations of emerging technologies such as the Metaverse, and advocate for sound policy to protect our kids online. In addition, you have the opportunity to invest in the next generation of world-changers with a gift to Children and Screens’ internship program or by providing a scholarship to a promising student or early-career researcher for our 2022 Digital Media and Developing Minds Congress. Impact the future by sponsoring a young scholar today!
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Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a safe and healthy 2022,
Dr. Pam Hurst-Della Pietra and the Children and Screens Dream Team: Gabrielle, Lauren, Madhuri, Kate, Cristian, Maggie, Jennifer, Jasmine, Anisha, Julie, Andre, Meghan, Tanner, Srimayee (Sri), Christina, Aarti, Lara, Vishnuja, Gregory, Jayna, Tanisha, Lindsay, Ava, Sofia, Erik, Hung-Yi, Katelyn, Amanda, Andrew, Ananya, Emily, Haoyan, Sanjana, Daniela, Laylani, Jessie, Ruowen, Annie, Joseph, George, Kwan, Sandra, Meryem, Ken, Qixuan, Olivia, Juliann, Kem, Grace, Sophie, Aditya, Avery, Kristen
Board of Advisors: Samuel Aronson, PhD, Naomi Baron, PhD, Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, Charles Czeisler, PhD, MD, Tracy Day, Elizabeth Englander, PhD, Carmen Gill Bailey, MD, Lauren Hale, PhD, Carrie James, PhD, Heather Kirkorian, PhD, Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA, Barnaby Marsh, PhD, Larry Rosen, PhD, Ellen Wartella, PhD, Paul Weigle, MD
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