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The Cost Of Connectivity: Reconsidering Cell Phones And Social Media In SchoolsIn Schools
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The Cost Of Connectivity: Reconsidering Cell Phones And Social Media In SchoolsIn Schools

Can we be too connected? Maybe. New research indicates that the pressure of being connected online and on text could come at a cost to our mental and physical health. In this discussion, Dr Marschall Runge from the University of Michigan Medical School explains what we now know. He also discusses the debates over banning cell phones in schools, which is happening in some states and districts around the country. For more information: https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/us-news/cell-phones-stress-out-parents-just-like-kids-study-finds-constant-connectivity-comes-at-a-cost/ For more information: https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/parents-who-frequently-pick-phones-due-device-notifications-may-be-more-stressed

American Viewpoints · marschall runge, Mike Ferguson

September 20, 202410m 52s

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Can we be too connected? Maybe. New research indicates that the pressure of being connected online and on text could come at a cost to our mental and physical health. In this discussion, Dr Marschall Runge from the University of Michigan Medical School explains what we now know. He also discusses the debates over banning cell phones in schools, which is happening in some states and districts around the country. For more information: https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/us-news/cell-phones-stress-out-parents-just-like-kids-study-finds-constant-connectivity-comes-at-a-cost/ For more information: https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/parents-who-frequently-pick-phones-due-device-notifications-may-be-more-stressed

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