Effects of Social Media, Smartphones, and Screen Time on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

What

Effects of Social Media, Smartphones, and Screen Time on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

When

10/25/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Where

Bricolage-2-Auditorium (500)

Lauren LaRose, MD is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Adult Psychiatrist in  private practice. Marianna Boyd is the Executive Director of Social and Digital Media at  Tulane University. Lauren and Marianna are also both moms of young children and are  committed to using their combined knowledge to try to limit or eliminate social media  and smartphone addiction primarily in children and adolescents, while also helping  adults to recognize their part in modeling healthy social media and smartphone habits.  Marianna will explain how social media platforms are designed to attract adult  consumers but end up attracting child and adolescent consumers. She will also explain  how social media algorithms work to keep users engaged and constantly connected.  Lauren will provide insight into the potential consequences of social media, smartphone  use, and excessive screen time on mental health and brain development in children and  adolescents. Both Lauren and Marianna will use real-life examples from their respective  work-places to demonstrate the gravity of this situation. We believe that the only way to  alter this trajectory is for parents to come together to set common rules, limits and  goals regarding social media and smartphone use in their children.