Excessive screen time has been shown to have negative effects on children and adolescents. It’s been linked to psychological problems, such as higher rates of depression and anxiety, as well as health ...

Doctronic reports that binge-watching before bed disrupts sleep by suppressing melatonin and stimulating the brain, worsening ...

Beginning today, school counselors in Randolph County will kick off “Screen Time Awareness Week” for families and students across the county. The event is being held to help encourage students and ...

There should be no phoning it in as a parent. Screen-addicted moms and dads are ruining their kids’ language development skills by typing, texting, tweeting and TikTokking, new data warns. “Parental ...

In a surprising take on smartphone habits, Apple CEO Tim Cook has urged people to reduce screen time and spend more time outdoors. Cook said excessive smartphone use interrupts the ability to ...

The intersection of kids and screen time is causing quite a stir among parents, experts and even the US Surgeon General (who wants social media apps labeled) these days. Earlier this year, a New York ...

Spending more time on screens increases the likelihood that 9- and 10-year-olds will develop symptoms of mental illness, according to a study by UC San Francisco that is one of the first long-term ...

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 ...