Psychology & Psychiatry

Limit screen use in children under six, says psychologist

"Children who are in regular contact with mobile phone screens, tablets or computers are more irritable and have worse attention, memory and concentration than those who do not use them," a psychologist has warned.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Excessive screen time linked to suicidal behaviors in US preteens

Amidst the worsening teen mental health crisis and new legislation proposing to ban children under 16 from using social media, a new study finds that greater screen time among children 9-11 is associated with a higher risk ...

Pediatrics

Children's screen time use remains higher than prepandemic

Screen time among children increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated after public health precautions were lifted, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in JAMA Network Open.

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