The legislation establishes a duty of care requiring platforms to avoid certain harms to minors, provides young people new tools to control their digital experience and strengthens data privacy safeguards.

The federal report includes best practices for families centered around AAP Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health tools and strategies. It also has recommendations for industry, action steps for policymakers and a research agenda.

The AAP Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health summit marked the first in-person meeting of the Youth Advisory Panel, a diverse group of 20 adolescents.

The surgeon general pointed people to the AAP’s new Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health for guidance.

These entertainers can influence their followers’ opinions, behavior and what they buy.

The AAP will receive $2 million a year for up to five years to focus on supporting the mental health of children and adolescents as they navigate social media.

About 33% of children ages 6-10 years and 39% of adolescents 11-17 years had problematic media use.

Tic onset occurs after age 10 years, usually in females. Early tics are large-amplitude arm movements (hitting self or family members) and odd/obscene words or phrases.

AAP Bright Futures Guidelines recommend that pediatricians discuss technology use and provide anticipatory guidance to adolescents during preventive care.

Encouraging children to take regular breaks from screens, play outside and get enough sleep can head off eye problems.

Roughly 35% of preschoolers in the study had their own device, and they used it for an average of nearly two hours a day.

Tobacco incidents in PG-13 movies rose 43% from 2010-’16, prompting renewed calls for such movies to get an R rating.

New research being presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting suggests the more time children under 2 years old spend playing with smartphones, tablets and other handheld screens, the more likely they are to begin talking later.

Two AAP-backed national events remind adults — including pediatricians — that they can model how kids can enjoy nature while also taking a break from screens.

The Academy has long been a leader in recognizing that the media children use and how they use them affect physical, mental and social health.