Our community toolkit
Children and youth in Canada need everyone’s help to make screen use safer.
Use our new toolkit to learn how screens impact health and development, educate members of your community, and advocate for online safety.
For informed decisions that keep kids safe
Guidance for parents, policymakers and health professionals.
Centre for Healthy Screen Use At the Canadian Paediatric Society
New and Notable
The Canadian Paediatric Society welcomes the introduction of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act as an important step forward.
Canada needs comprehensive, child-focused federal digital safety legislation to protect children, youth and families.
We will review the legislation closely and welcome the opportunity to work with government to ensure children and youth in Canada are protected.
To learn how you can get involved, visit our community toolkit.
Healthy Teens: A podcast for parents
Early adolescence is the stage of life when we experience the highest need for social validation and acceptance. But this need is coupled with high sensitivity to peer criticism.
In this new episode, Dr. Gary Goldfield explains how social media use exploits these developmental characteristics and puts teens at greater risk of negative self-esteem and body image.
Healthy Teens is a podcast from the Canadian Paediatric Society. Listen now.
