David Edward Garber (@DaveGarber1975)

This TEDx talk features how developing human brains prune their synapses during adolescence, which render teenagers highly vulnerable to developing lifelong habits (or tendencies) that can be either good or bad---and that smartphones can facilitate interpersonal connection (which is healthy) but can also contribute to poor mental health through overwhelming users with information and/or presenting reality in unrealistic ways, which is why parents should delay and/or limit their children's routine smartphone usage, and should also model good smartphone habits like prioritizing interaction with people who are physically present. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SoLpg_eYTg #Parenting #Teenagers #Adolescence #ChildDevelopment #Psychology #MentalHealth #Habits #Smartphones