Be Screen Safe!
The brain can get hijacked by the chemicals that technology causes to be released
Firth, J., Torous, J., Stubbs, B., Firth, J.A., Steiner, G.Z., Smith, L., ... & Sarris, J. (2019). The “online brain”: How the Internet may be changing our cognition. World Psychiatry, 18, 119–129.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31059635Bernadka Dubicka, Jennifer Martin, Joseph Firth. (2019). Editorial: Screen time, social media and developing brains: a cause for good or corrupting young minds? Child and Adolescent Mental Health 24, No. 3, 2019, pp. 203–204. doi:10.1111/camh.12346.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/camh.12346Sleep helps your brain process the information it took in throughout the day
Hale, Lauren, Guan, Stanford. (2015). Screen time and sleep among school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic literature review. Sleep Medicine ReviewsVolume 21, June 2015, Pages 50-58.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2014.07.007How much sleep do children need?
Walsh, Jeremy J., Barnes, Joel D., Cameron, Jameason D., Goldfield, Gary S., Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Gunnell, Katie E., Ledoux, Andree-Anne, Zemek, Roger L., Tremblay, Mark S. (2018). Association between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study. The Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health, Vol. 2, Issue 11, P 783-791.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30278-5.Walsh, Jeremy J., Barnes, Joel D., Cameron, Jameason D., Goldfield, Gary S., Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Gunnell, Katie E., Ledoux, Andree-Anne, Zemek, Roger L., Tremblay, Mark S. (2018). Association between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study. The Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health, Vol. 2, Issue 11, P 783-791.
https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanchi/PIIS2352-4642(18)30278-5.pdfRecommendation to turn screens off 30 minutes before bedtime
Hale, Lauren, Guan, Stanford. (2015). Screen time and sleep among school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic literature review. Sleep Medicine Reviews Volume 21, June 2015, Pages 50-58.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2014.07.007Recommendation to keep discretionary screen time under 2 hours/day
Walsh, Jeremy J., Barnes, Joel D., Cameron, Jameason D., Goldfield, Gary S., Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Gunnell, Katie E., Ledoux, Andree-Anne, Zemek, Roger L., Tremblay, Mark S. (2018). Association between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study. The Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health, Vol. 2, Issue 11, P 783-791.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30278-5.Walsh, Jeremy J., Barnes, Joel D., Cameron, Jameason D., Goldfield, Gary S., Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Gunnell, Katie E., Ledoux, Andree-Anne, Zemek, Roger L., Tremblay, Mark S. (2018). Association between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study. The Lancet: Child and Adolescent Health, Vol. 2, Issue 11, P 783-791.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4437561/Be Brain Healthy!
Addiction is a disease of the brain.
Asam.org. 2020. What is the definition of addiction? American Society of Addiction Medicine [Accessed 15 April 2020]. “Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences. Prevention efforts and treatment approaches for addiction are generally as successful as those for other chronic diseases.”
Asam.orgPornography use can become an addiction
Voon V, Mole TB, Banca P, Porter L, Morris L, Mitchell S, et al. (2014) Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours. PLoS ONE 9(7): e102419.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102419The formation of habits and addictions
The formation of habits and addictions
Be Brain Smart!
Chemicals are released upon viewing pornography.
Pornography leads to objectification of other people.
Wright, Paul J., Tokunaga, Robert S. Men’s Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence against Women. Archives of Sexual Behavior 45, no. 4 (2016): 955–64.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26585169Be Screen Responsible!
Digital Citizenship in schools
Romney, Byrin. (16 June 2020). Executive Summary of Screens, Teens, and Porn Scenes: Legislative approaches to protecting youth from exposure to pornography. Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law.
http://www.jetlaw.org/2020/06/16/byrinromney/Cyberbully incidents in schools
Cyberbullying in social media apps/accounts/video games.
