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Kids Who Use Social Media Are Falling Behind On These Two Vital Skills, Finds Study

The study found that kids who use social media are falling behind in reading and memory skills. The study was conducted at ...

Social media is rotting kids’ brains — and especially hurting their memory and vocabulary: study

New research suggests that social media isn’t just feeding your kid the latest memes — it may actually be messing with their ...
Education Week

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...
Texas Public Radio

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

Social media could be shaping how kids’ brains learn—and not for the better

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...
Knowridge Science Report

Too much social media may hurt kids’ thinking and memory skills

Spending too much time on social media might be hurting how children think, remember, and learn. A new study published in the ...
UPI

Study links excessive social media use with lowered academic aptitude

Social media could be costing your tween some of their brain power, a new study says. Children between 9 and 13 years of age who spent more time on social media performed worse on tests of reading, ...

Social media usage linked to lower cognitive performance in preteens

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Social Media Weakens Cognitive Abilities In Children

Social Media Weakens Cognitive Abilities In Children. By Alimat Aliyeva A recent study published in the prestigious journal ...