They fight less and read more, for starters. When a Fresno, California, mom's children were acting up, she, at first, wasn't quite sure what was behind it. "Was it sugar or lack of sleep?" Molly ...

Want your child to spend less time on their phone, tablet or gaming device? Start by downsizing your own digital consumption. According to a study published in 2024, one of the strongest predictors of ...

Screens are everywhere, including in classrooms, at work, and at home. Some research suggests that adults should limit recreational screen time to two hours daily and an hour or less on school days ...

Few things delight children, or irritate their minders, as much as screen time. Parents nag their offspring to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a football. Academics such as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new TikTok trend has parents joking about “screen-maxing” their toddlers, a tongue-in-cheek way of pointing out just how much ...

More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise ...

Media reports are full of panicked headlines about kids’ screen time. Should you worry? Only if you answer yes to these four questions. If parents are in the market for a New Year’s resolution this ...

Emily Cherkin’s daughter started having almost daily headaches more than a year ago at age 12. Cherkin took her daughter to the pediatrician and eye doctor, but the problem persisted. Frustrated and ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years, according to ...

Increased time on electronic devices or watching TV among children and young adults was associated with higher cardiometabolic disease risk, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin ...