Vicki and Geraldine talk to the LSE academic working on the relationship between children’s digital skills and their mental health.

Talking points:

• What we’ve got wrong about the links between being online and poor mental health.
• How young people are gaming the algorithms to protect themselves
• Can technical skills without critical thinking be dangerous for children?
• Are age verification and blocking tools, as promised by the Online Safety Bill, the silver bullet for child protection that’s promised?

Tech Shock is a Parent Zone production. Follow Parent Zone on social media for all the latest on our work on helping families to thrive in the digital age. Presented by Vicki Shotbolt. Tech Shock is produced and edited by Tim Malster.

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