Growing Up Digital (GUD) Alberta (2016) Enhancing/Distracting

Growing Tired, Anxious & Distracted - Be Balanced, Be Mindful, Be Present
2015 Research Findings
Full Infographic Available on the ATA Website

As co-principal investigator on this longitudinal research project it is my great fortune to be working with world-renowned colleagues from Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health (Dr. Michael Rich), the University of Alberta (Dr. Stanley Varhagen and Dr. Jason Daniels), and Boston Children’s Hospital (Dr. David Bickham).  This collaborative initiative has been named Growing Up Digital (GUD) Alberta, and is attempting to to better understand the scope of physical, mental and social consequences of digital technologies in areas such as exercise, homework, identity formation, distraction, cognition, learning, nutrition, and sleep quality and quantity. 

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