Want your child to spend less time on their phone, tablet or gaming device? Start by downsizing your own digital consumption. According to a study published in 2024, one of the strongest predictors of ...

Media reports are full of panicked headlines about kids’ screen time. Should you worry? Only if you answer yes to these four questions. If parents are in the market for a New Year’s resolution this ...

More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise ...

What if the problem with social media isn’t just how much we use it, but when? A new study suggests that scrolling and posting through the small hours may be a red flag for mental wellbeing – and the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Our brains are hard-wired to stay awake during daylight hours and fall asleep when it gets dark at night. That’s why screen time - whether it’s a TV, a phone or computer - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new TikTok trend has parents joking about “screen-maxing” their toddlers, a tongue-in-cheek way of pointing out just how much ...

Screen Time might be one of the most underutilized yet powerful features. Beyond monitoring how much time you spend on your device, you can do so much more with this easy-to-overlook feature. By using ...

A toddler plays with an iPad as her mother pushes her in a stroller. The child ignores her surroundings, mesmerized by the device. A preteen plays Fortnite with his online friends. Most of these ...