Overuse of Social Media and Devices Top Parent Concerns as Kids Head Back to School

21st August, 2023

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[Source: Science Daily]

As children head back to school, two issues have climbed higher on their parents’ list of concerns: the role of social media and the internet in kids’ lives.

Over half of parents also rate mental health issues as leading health concerns for children and teens, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.

Overall, emotional health and technology use dominated this year’s top 10 list of parent concerns about health-related issues for kids in the U.S.- surpassing childhood obesity, which parents rated the number one children’s health issue a decade ago.

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