Screen Time

Child Screen Time

How children use screens matters more than how much time they spend on them

Rethinking screen time: A better understanding of what people do on their devices is key to digital well-being

Screen Time Uses

Parents who want to reduce their kids' screen time should start by reducing theirs, study finds

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Screen time for babies, toddlers may harm their abilities to process the world around them, Drexel researchers say

Baby Screen Time

Children's Health

Excessive screen time linked to developmental delays in babies and toddlers, study finds

Baby Screen Time

Children's Health

Watching too much TV as a child boosts risk of high blood pressure, obesity and other health conditions, study finds

Screen Time Health Risks

Smartphone use actually increases when people visit city parks, study finds

Smartphone Use Parks

Soothing a screaming child with a smartphone seems like an easy fix, but there are long-term consequences

Toddler Meltdown Smartphone

People who are glued to their screens may have an increased risk of stroke, study finds

Stroke risk screentime

Children's Health

Could the pandemic be to blame for increased nearsightedness in kids?

Children's screen time during pandemic

Children's Health

Penn State researchers identifying children most prone to screen overuse

Screen time for kids

Too much screen time, cyberbullying among parents' top pandemic concerns

Pandemic screen time kids

Children's Health

Children who use screens before bedtime may have trouble sleeping

Screen time for kids

Increasing screen time during COVID-19 crisis could harm kids' eyesight

Screen Time COVID-19

Children's Health

Shows and apps to enhance kids' language skills during the quarantine

Children language skills screen time

Most young kids – including infants – are getting way too much screen time

Screen Time Babies

Children's Health

Keeping kids healthy and sane in a digital world

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Blue light-blocking glasses may help tech-obsessed teens sleep better, study finds

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Children's Health

WHO sets new guidelines for physical activity, screen time for young kids

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Further research suggests screen time affects children's brain development

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Children's Health

Worry over kids' excessive smartphone use is more justified than ever before

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