Research, press releases & articles
The Decline in Kids’ Freedom from 1950 to 1990 was Gradual, with Multiple Causes (By Peter Gray, Substack)
Second Thoughts on Keeping Kids Safe by Never Letting Out of Our Sight - and the Enduring Myth of Stranger Danger (Lenore Skenazy, LetGrow.org)
Rewild Your Kids (The Conversation)
Benefits of Nature Contact for Children (Journal of Planning Literature)
Young Children’s Contributions to Sustainability: The Influence of Nature Play on Curiosity, Executive Function Skills, Creative Thinking, and Resilience (Sustainability)
Increasing Nature Connection in Children: A Mini Review of Interventions (Frontiers)
Children and Nature: A research evaluation for The Wildlife Trusts (UCL & The Wildlife Trust)
Benefits and risks of tree climbing on child development and resiliency (International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education)
Nature
Smartphones, screen time & social media
The Parents Saying No to Smartphones (By Olivia Reingold at The Free Press)
Age of First Smartphone/Tablet and Mental Wellbeing Outcomes (Sapiens Lab)
Too much too young: I talked to 10,000 children about pornography. Here are 10 things I learned (By Abbey Wright for The Guardian)
Here are 13 other explanations for the adolescent mental health crisis. None of them work. (Jean Twenge, Generation Tech)
Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s the Evidence (Jon Haidt, After Babel)
Ofcom: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones (BBC news)
Teens spend more than 7 hours on screens for entertainment a day: report (abc NEWS)
The Dangers of Distracted Parenting (Erika Christakis, The Atlantic)
The Time Billionaires (By Sahil Bloom for The Free Press)
The Tail End (By Time Urban)
How much time are we wasting every year? (Way We Do)
Time
Growing Up Online: Children’s online activities harm and safety in Northern Ireland - an evidence report (CREU, SBNI & Stranmillis University College)
Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness (Journal of Adolescence)
Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study (Preventative Medicine Reports)
Social Media and Mental Health: A Collaborative Review (Haidt, Twenge & Rausch)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Symptoms, Social Media Use Intensity, and Social Media Use Problems in Adolescents (Child Development)
Responding to Online Threats (Thorn)
Parent distraction with phones, reasons for use, and impacts on parenting and child outcomes: A review of the emerging research (Human Behaviour & Emerging Technologies)
Smartphones distract parents from cultivating feelings of connection when spending time with their children (Journal of Social and Personal Relationships)
