For many parents, it can feel like curbing kids' screen use is a losing battle. But new research from UC San Francisco (UCSF) has found the parenting practices that work best to curb screen time and addictive screen behavior: ...
Jun 5, 2024
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An Oregon-based program that monitors social media use may have helped deter more than 150 youth suicide attempts in the five years it's operated, reports a new study published online in the journal Psychiatric Services.
Jun 1, 2024
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It is what we are looking at, rather than how much time we are spending our time online that influences our health and well-being, according to a major new report.
May 29, 2024
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From a survey of about 12,000 adolescents from Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, the US, and the UK, about 17% of respondents reported experiencing weight-related bullying online, especially users of Twitter and Twitch, according ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Most parents I meet these days worry about what their kids do online. After all, it can be hard to know what they're absorbing from their media interactions.
Mar 18, 2024
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Using TVs and tablets as "e-babysitters" really cuts down on the time toddlers spend interacting with parents or other caregivers, new research shows.
Mar 5, 2024
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Recommendations from the WHO on limiting screen time for children under the age of five are almost impossible to follow, and risk causing unnecessary anxiety and stigmatization of parents of young children. This is according ...
Feb 27, 2024
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As a parent, you can talk with your child about media use, setting healthy limits and being responsible citizens online. But how can you reinforce healthy digital habits when they're not with you? Parental media controls ...
Feb 26, 2024
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How does time spent online, and especially social media, affect the brains and behaviors of children and youth?
Jan 21, 2024
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Screen time for children may not be associated with development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 18, 2023
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