Health
Do you have 'COVID-somnia'? These sleep tips might help
(HealthDay)—If the pandemic is causing you to lose sleep at night, you're not alone.
Jan 3, 2022
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Q and A: Children and video games
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My son began virtual learning when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our local school system. He is 14 and enjoys school online, so we have continued this. Unfortunately, my son's only extracurricular activities ...
Dec 29, 2021
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Pediatrics
Parents underestimate teens' social media use during pandemic
Parents' and adolescents' estimates of adolescent screen use during the first year of the pandemic differed significantly, according to a new study published in Academic Pediatrics. While parents estimated their children ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young people's fear of missing out may be fuelling feelings of social disconnection during COVID-19
Most of us have spent more time on screens since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase in screen time may be especially pronounced among teens because of school closures, the cancelation of extracurricular activities ...
Dec 3, 2021
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Adolescents' recreational screen time doubled during pandemic, affecting mental health
Many parents fretted over their children's screen use during the pandemic with good reason, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics. UC San Francisco-led researchers found that 12- to 13-year-old children in the United ...
Nov 2, 2021
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A new study sounds like good news about screen time and kids' health. So does it mean we can all stop worrying?
A newly published study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests spending time on screens is unlikely to be directly harmful to young children. The US study attracted global attention, as screen time has been commonly blamed for ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More 'green time,' less screen time boosts kids' mental health
(HealthDay)—Want to see a temperamental tween or teen act happier?
Aug 16, 2021
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Media coverage of health, especially disease screening, is often not sufficiently nuanced
The media covers health extensively, at no time more than during the pandemic. But that coverage often is not sufficiently nuanced.
Jul 27, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Excessive screen time linked to obesity in US preteen
A new national study finds that children in the United States with greater screen time usage at ages 9-10 are more likely to gain weight one year later.
Jun 28, 2021
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Pediatrics
For toddlers, more time watching screens mean less time reading
Is too much screen time turning kids off of books?
May 24, 2021
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