Healthy Use of Screens [Video]

Watch our panel of experts in an insightful discussion on the healthy use of screens and mobile devices. This event is part of our efforts to promote student wellbeing and provide practical strategies for parents and educators to manage technology use at home and school.

Speakers: Adriana Drulla, Cristiano Nabuco e Marcia Bandim

Recommended reading

By Adriana Drulla:

• Irresistible, Adam Alter - Explores the science behind persuasive technologies designed for excessive use.
• Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, Sherry Turkle - Explores the impact of technology on human relationships, especially among adolescents.
• Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World, Devorah Heitner - Addresses issues of privacy, identity, and social pressure, while offering guidance for parents.
• Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World, Devorah Heitner - A practical guide on how to steer children and adolescents towards healthy technology use.
• Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids—and How to Break the Trance, Nicholas Kardaras - Explores the impact of screen addiction on children, covering everything from video games to social media, and proposes practical solutions.

By Marcia Bandim:

• Behind Their Screens, Emily Weinstein and Carrie James - Explores the complexities that teens face in their digital lives and suggests that many adult efforts to help fall short.
• Techwitouhtstress - Instagram profile by psychologists, researchers, and parents Dr. Jacqueline Nesi and Dr. Emily Weinstein

By Dr. Cristiano Nabuco:

• A fábrica de cretinos digitais, Michel Desmurget  (portuguese) - Exposes the negative impacts of excessive screen use, especially in children, discussing how technology can affect brain development, learning, and mental health.
• Faça-os ler!, Julia da Rosa Simões (in Portuguese) - Offers strategies and reflections on how to encourage a love of reading among children and teenagers.
• Internet addiction: a handbook and guide to evaluation and treatment Kimberly S. Young - Explores the growing concern of internet addiction among children and adolescents.