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This reminds me of eating, you need a variety of fruits and vegetables, so also you need a variety of activities in your life doing one thing is not the est

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Such an oft ignored misunderstanding about dopamine…the call to action chemical…not the feel good drug

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I love when an article spells out the nuance underneath taglines and cliches. One of the most common ones is that we're helpless against the onslaught of brain hacks that devices allegedly traffic in. This was a great take on dopamine and kids' screen time.

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I often hear people with young kids paint a pollyanna picture of what managing screens and tech with your kids and teenagers is like. Watch what happens when they become more peer influenced. So yeah, "moderation".... I work in public health nutrition. Moderation is a joke when a product is designed to overwhelm your prefrontal cortex--junk food or brain hijacking tech. Laying responsibility at the food of the individual and parents, is insulting. Plus, this goes beyond dopamine. Please brush up on your child development and read Jonathan Haidt's new book "The Anxious Generation."

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