Psychology & Psychiatry
iPad apps teach kids just as well as humans: study
Young children learn just as well from interactive media as from face-to-face instruction, a new University of British Columbia study has found.
Nov 15, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media use linked to symptoms of muscle dysmorphia among Canadian boys and young men
Prior research has shown strong links between greater time spent on screens and eating disorders and body dissatisfaction. A new study, published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders—Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia, ...
Feb 15, 2023
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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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Pediatrics
Kids uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronics
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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Pediatrics
Kids and screen time: Signs your child might be addicted
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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Teach your kids to use media in healthy ways
(HealthDay)—Some pediatric health experts may have loosened the reins a bit on "screen time" for the youngest of children, but that doesn't mean parents should rely on electronic devices as babysitters, one pediatrician ...
Jan 30, 2017
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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 ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Smartphone screen time linked to preference for quicker but smaller rewards
In a new study, people who spent more time on their phones—particularly on gaming or social media apps—were more likely to reject larger, delayed rewards in favor of smaller, immediate rewards. Tim van Endert and Peter ...
Nov 18, 2020
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School, health and behavior suffer when children have TV, video games in bedroom
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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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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