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Susana Barrios
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Susana Barrios
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From: Children and Screens <screenshots@childrenandscreens.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Subject: ScreenShots: AI & Kids, Free 0-5 Guide, and "What We're Reading"
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October 2025
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AI, Kids, and Safety
Artificial intelligence is leaping from labs into
nurseries, classrooms, and living rooms, often
outpacing essential childhood development research.
I’m proud to live in California, a state leading with
safer-by-design rules, transparency, and stronger
protections. Such policies are essential as AI reaches
younger audiences, while long-term child
development research is still underway.
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Kris Perry, Executive Director
“The Stricter the Cellphone Policy, the
Parents increasingly recognize how family
Happier the Teacher, Research Finds.”
screen time shapes child development – but
EdSurge, October 2025.
that awareness can bring guilt or shame when
digital devices creep into daily life. In episode
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21 of Screen Deep, Media, Stress, and the “Many teens are turning to AI chatbots for
Parent-Child Relationship, leading researcher friendship and emotional support.” American
Lara Wolfers, PhD talks with host Kris Perry Psychological Association, October 2025.
about when guilt can be constructive versus
when it can be harmful to the parent-child
“AI is coming for our babies — putting their
relationship. She offers suggestions for
brains at risk.” The New York Post, September
navigating societal pressures and daily
2025.
demands, and encourages parents to practice
self-compassion.
“Here’s how to help kids deal with current
events and the sometimes violent imagery
Missed earlier episodes? Visit the Screen Deep
they bring.” The Associated Press, September
archive.
2025.
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Outdoor Play Canada published its 2025
Children and Screens filed formal comments
Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play,
urging the FTC to make children’s privacy and
breaking down the benefits of outdoor play for
safety a core priority in its 2026-2030
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Strategic Plan – calling for stronger COPPA people, communities, environments, and the
enforcement with dedicated child-safety staff, planet. The statement was co-signed by
outcome-based measures for harm reduction, Children and Screens.
closer scrutiny of deceptive marketing to kids,
and proactive guidance on emerging tech like
Fairplay released Teen Accounts, Broken
AI chatbots. We also cited recent enforcment
Promises: How Instagram is Failing to Protect
cases to underscore why robust oversight
Minors, documenting the shortfalls of
matters for families.
Instagram’s safety features for teen accounts
on its platform.
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New for Parents of Children 0-5:
Free Science-Based Guide to Screens in Early
Childhood
Raising little ones in an always online world is tough.
Our free, “Early Child Development and Media Use”
guide brings together clear, research-backed advice
from leading experts to help you build healthy habits
from infancy through preschool.
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“Screen Time and Standardized Academic
It’s been an eventful month in Washington,
Achievement Tests in Elementary School.”
D.C. On October 1, the federal government
JAMA Network Open, October 2025.
shut down, but not before Senate hearings
examined the harms of AI chatbots and fresh
Meta whistleblower claims, prompting our call
“Structure and stability of internet gaming
for more transparent, independent research
disorder from childhood to late adolescence:
on technology and digital media.
A 5-wave birth cohort study.” Addiction,
September 2025.
Meanwhile, several key state actions
advanced: updates to pending child safety
“Parental Internet-Specific Rules and the
legislation and bills signed into law establishing
Onset of Adolescents’ Problematic Social
stronger AI guardrails and safety protocols for
Media Use: Prospective Study Testing
developers and AI companions used by minors.
Potential Moderators.” Journal of Medical
Internet Research, September 2025.
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WEBINAR SHORT: Sharenting, Age,
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From the #AskTheExperts webinar “Overshare? What You Need To Know About Parent
Sharenting and Child Privacy." In this webinar, Stacey Steinberg, JD (Legal Skills Professor,
University of Florida, Levin College of Law) discussed how a child's age and developmental
stage should guide what parents post about them online – and shared simple tips to ask for
consent from children of different ages.
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