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Into the Digital Future: Digital Self-Harm and Empathy in the Digital Age with Sameer Hinduja

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 25, 2024

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center, joins hosts Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro to explore the complexities of youth

Into the Digital Future: Technology and Children’s Well-Being

by Catherine Jhee
November 19, 2024

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and Roblox are thrilled to announce the third season of Into the Digital Future, our podcast that explores the complexities of parenting

What Children Think About “Age Appropriateness” in Games

by Bronwyn Swerdfager, Riley McNair, and Alan Bui
November 4, 2024

In the last five years, there has been mounting public interest in the relationship between digital technology use and children’s wellbeing. New policies and legislation aimed at promoting children’s rights

October Highlights from Michael Preston

by Michael Preston
October 22, 2024

Dear Friends,Happy October! The best month, in my opinion—although are we tired of pumpkin spice yet?First things first: we were thrilled to see so many applications to our Well-Being by

Highlights from the 2024 Youth Design Team

by Colin Angevine
April 24, 2024

In January 2024, the Cooney Center announced 10 fellows in our inaugural Well-being By Design cohort. Since then, the fellows have been meeting regularly to learn about the frameworks and

Sharing Evidence-Based Recommendations About Components of Children’s Well-Being for Game Designers

by Daniel Alonso
February 1, 2024

As digital games become ever more embedded in our daily lives, game designers and developers have the potential to create a positive impact through their work. This growing influence prompts

Raising Our Democracy: From Schoolhouse Rock to Well-Versed!

by Louise Dube, Carrie Ray-Hill and Michael H. Levine
January 8, 2024

As the United States enters a national election cycle, concerned experts and educators are calling for a renewed emphasis on civic education. We’re witnessing intense political polarization; it seems more

Into the Digital Future: Designing for the Positive Possibilities of Technology with Jaspal Sandhu

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 14, 2023

In this episode, Jordan and Laura sit down with Jaspal Sandhu, Executive Vice President at Hopelab, a social innovation lab dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of young

Into the Digital Future: Empowering Children’s Voices with Amanda Third

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
October 31, 2023

Laura and Jordan are joined by Amanda Third, Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney and co-author of the UN’s Digital Rights of the Child. Amanda shares her participatory

Announcing Our Second Season of Into the Digital Future

by Catherine Jhee
October 3, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the second season of Into the Digital Future, our podcast that explores the complexities of parenting in the digital age from the perspectives of a

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