The adolescent mental health crisis is well documented.
Depression, anxiety and self-harm are rising among American teens and many parents blame technology-typically the screen in their pockets.
But conversations around technology, screen time and their impact on kids are rarely nuanced.
According to a pair of Harvard researchers, open and empathetic conversations between youth and their parents are crucial to helping kids grow up in the digital world.
Today on Tech Tuesday, a guide to having those conversations.
Guests:
Will Oremus, Staff Writer, Washington Post
Emily Weinstein Principal Investigator at Harvard's Project Zero and a Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education. Author of Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)
Russell Holly, Managing Editor for Commerce at CNET