Need a reason not to give your child a screen? It may permanently alter their brain during a critical period of development ...

Parents know the struggle — you ask your child to put down the tablet or turn off the TV, but one video turns into ten, and bedtime slips later and later. It’s become part of everyday life. Yet behind ...

Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take ...

The time children and teens spend video gaming, scrolling through social media or watching TV could be putting their future heart health at risk, a new study says. Each additional hour of screen time ...

More than 6 hours per day of screen time has been linked to increased cardiovascular risk and higher BMI in young adults, independent of physical activity levels, a new observational study suggested.

The first systematic review to track long-term trends across pre- and post-pandemic periods finds a dramatic rise in screen use among children and adolescents. Screen time among children and ...

An advisory from the surgeon general's office released May 20 outlines the harms for screen time among youth and offers ways to promote healthy use.

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