Habits & Behavior

REFLECT

Collective Awareness & Advocacy Reflection

Digital wellness is often framed in a way that implies that the burden falls only on us to be personally responsible for our digital wellbeing and that of those we care for.
What changes can you imagine might have more impact if we worked collectively towards advocating for and designing technology that more truly serves our wellbeing?
Explore the two resources below for some ideas on where systemic advocacy and support might be needed.

Screen Time Reflection

Take a look at your device's screen time report. What do you notice?

iOS: Settings, Screen Time

Android: Phone Settings, Digital Wellbeing & Parent Controls, select "show your data"

Phone Habits Reflection

Copy of Are you a Nomophobe?

Resources to Support Habits & Behavior

Living Room Conversations provide conversation guides around the topic of digital wellness.

Program that supports families with text message tips about how to practice healthy media habits at home!

Verbs To Organize Your Apps

Use verbs instead of nouns to group the apps on your phone to help you make values aligned decisions in the moment. You can also bury an app in a folder not on the main page to make it harder to access and provide for an extra moment to pause and reflect before opening it.

Science-based resources to help care for children 0-25 with specific focus on digital wellness provided by the new Boston Children's Hospital Digital Wellness Lab.