Explore the effects of screen time on children with insights into balancing digital exposure and developmental needs. Learn ...

Ironically, these activities are trending on TikTok, the exact platform users are trying to spend less time on. While the app ...

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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 ...

From limited attention spans to moodiness, there are a number of cognitive effects from excessive screen time, research shows.

The study is first to link cardiometabolic risk and screen time in kids, teens. Kids and teens who spend more time on screens and get less sleep may have higher risks for future heart and metabolic ...

Excess screen time harms children and adolescents’ social skills, but it also affects their behavior similarly to dementia, presenting as distractibility and memory deficit. To help combat this, an ...

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 ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

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 ...

Co-authored by Priscilla Li, MD, and Eunice Y. Yuen, MD, PhD Screen time is used to describe activities that involve devices with screens, including cellphones, televisions, and computers. With the ...