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'Mediatrician' & Pediatrician Dr. Michael Rich

Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and practices Adolescent Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Pediatrician, researcher, father, and filmmaker, Dr. Rich is the Founder and Director of the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) and the first evidence-based medical program addressing physical, mental and social health issues associated with digital technology.We talked about screen time, video games, "problematic" media consumption and so much more, including who to speak with kids about the times we are living in,

Alan Miller, CEO of The News Literacy Project

Kerry Gallagher and Larry Magidf spoke with Alan Miller of The News Literacy Project about how to know what sources of news to trust and/or share, coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, Covid-19 and more.

High School Principal Henry Turner on Black Lives Matter & Education -- advice for parents and teachers

We talk to high school principal Henry Turner about how social media is facilitating a conversation about race, plus advice for parents and teachers about talking to students about what’s happening

Researcher Sonia Livingstone on what's happening with youth, social media, protest and Covid-19

Larry and Kerry speak with Sonia Livingstone -- one of the world's leading researchers on youth and social media. We talked about the protests in the streets of America, the rights of youth, the impact of Covid-19 on young people's use of social media, and much more. Please watch and please share this video with your friends on Facebook

Rosalind Wiseman - NY Times Best-Selling Author & Founder of Cultures of Dignity

Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with NY Times Best-Selling Author & Founder of Cultures of Dignity Rosalind Wiseman about teens, parents, social media, gaming and education today. The movie "Mean Girls" was based on her book Queen Bees & Wannabes.