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Science for Society: Navigating the Digital World: Parenting in the Age of Screens
Digital technology and social media have been accused of contributing to widespread negative impacts on child and adolescent development, creating an anxious generation. However, evidence from the research community presents a more balanced perspective. APS Fellow and James McKeen Cattell Award recipient Roberta Golinkoff, professor at the University of Delaware, specializes in the use of digital devices by young kids. She finds the zeitgeist against digital media to be overblown, stating, “Digital media are neither inherently positive nor negative.
