Research shows children with a higher screen time of around five hours a day could learn "significantly" fewer words than ...

Children who spend the most time on devices or in front of screens find conversation and learning harder, the government says ...

Screen time is often blamed for stress. New research suggests it can sometimes do the opposite — especially at home.

Results indicated that toddlers in the highest screen time category, averaging approximately five hours daily, could ...

He and his team reviewed 6 months of data on overdose suicide attempts among 51 kids ages 12 to 17. They reported that 64.7% ...

Pregnant and glued to your phone? Learn what research says about screen time during pregnancy and how small changes can ...

Doctors share tips for parents amid new research on TV time for young kids. For children under the age of 2, television screen time is associated with sensory differences later in toddlerhood, ...

Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. Not so long ago, if a ...

You’ve heard time and again how harmful excessive screen time and social media usage is for a child’s physical and mental health. They need to get off the couch and move and they need to stop the ...

In an age when parents turn to the internet for answers, conversations about screen time have become both urgent and deeply polarized. Headlines about its impact on children’s development flood social ...