Parents are bombarded with a dizzying list of orders when it comes to screen time and young children: No screens for babies under 18 months. Limit screens to one hour for children under 5. Only ...

The time children and teens spend video gaming, scrolling through social media or watching TV could be putting their future heart health at risk, a new study says. Each additional hour of screen time ...

Parents trying to help their kids cut down on screen time may want to take a hard look at their own habits. Adolescents who see their parents use screens frequently tend to spend more time on their ...

Children who spend four or more hours daily on screens are nearly twice as likely to struggle with emotional and behavioral problems. This finding comes from major research analyzing nearly 300,000 ...

Not all screen time is created equally. Experts explain why quality matters more than quantity and how parents can rethink their rules for devices. A young child watches cartoons on a laptop at home.

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