Worry over kids' excessive smartphone use is more justified than ever before
Parents who fear their kids are spending too much time in front of screens now have more reason for concern.
Dec 14, 2018
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Parents who fear their kids are spending too much time in front of screens now have more reason for concern.
Dec 14, 2018
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Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study of middle-school students in South Carolina.
Oct 22, 2018
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Childbirth can clearly be a scary prospect. For women who have not given birth before, it is the great unknown. Research into women's concerns and fears suggests that women may be anxious about the risk of injuries or complications, ...
Oct 8, 2018
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There is a statistically small relationship between children's screen media use and ADHD-related behaviours. This is the finding of an extensive literature review on this subject carried out by researchers from the UvA's ...
Oct 5, 2018
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Preschoolers can learn a lot from educational television, but younger toddlers may learn more from interactive digital media (such as video chats and touchscreen mobile apps) than from TV and videos alone, which don't require ...
May 22, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Memo to Mom and Dad: Rein in your screen time.
Apr 9, 2018
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Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes are habitually glued to their smartphones are markedly unhappier, said study ...
Jan 22, 2018
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It's a familiar sight in the majority of young families: young children bent over a screen for hours, texting or gaming, lost in a digital world.
Dec 1, 2017
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With their brains, sleep patterns and even eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time, according to a sweeping review of the literature published ...
Nov 2, 2017
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A new Iowa State University study is one of the first to demonstrate the consequences of allowing children to have a TV or video game system in their bedroom.
Sep 26, 2017
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