A leading optometrist reveals how screen time can sabotage vision development and contribute to behavioral issues. On average, children spend a staggering seven to eight hours per day on screens, and ...

To lower kids' screen time, experts recommend keeping screens out of bedrooms and having a special place for devices in the ...

A family sits in a crowded restaurant, and one of the parents hands their toddler a phone to play a game as the little one settles into a high chair. Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Parents may have noticed this with their own children. A recent survey by the nonprofit research organization Common Sense Media found that screen use among teens and tweens rose 17% ...

This is a muddled mess. The same tools that are keeping some people connected to reality are blurring the lines of what is ...

A study found that excessive screen time is associated with increased manic symptoms in adolescents, especially with social media and video games. The research suggests that instant gratification from ...

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has substantially increased in the last seven years, negatively impacting children's overall quality of life, although the proportion of children with clinical-level ...

Poverty, the Covid pandemic and activities being replaced with screens are causing an explosion of speech and language issues ...

Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the oldest of the “pandemic babies” – born in early 2020 – are heading off to kindergarten this month. And while the 3.5 million U.S. children born ...

On average, children spend a staggering seven to eight hours per day on screens, and one expert is warning that we’re not seeing the full picture of these devastating devices. “Screen time has become ...