It’s 9:08 p.m., and you’re in the hallway again. Your 11-year-old is asking for “just 10 more minutes” to finish their YouTube video. You glance at the clock, doing the math on how many hours of sleep ...

These days, kids and teens are glued to their phones, tablets, and TVs more than ever. But a new study from Denmark shows all that screen time might be doing more harm than we think, especially to ...

Emily Cherkin’s daughter started having almost daily headaches more than a year ago at age 12. Cherkin took her daughter to the pediatrician and eye doctor, but the problem persisted. Frustrated and ...

Editor’s note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take ...

If you are reading this, you are probably using a screen. Brightly lit screens inform our day, help us interact with family and friends, and can be a foundational instrument for the work we accomplish ...

A 2023 research from Psychiatry Research studied teens who were varied users of TikTok and other short-video apps from moderate users to addictive users. The researchers found that the “addictive user ...

Researchers in Denmark show that every extra hour of daily screen use in kids and teens increases cardiometabolic risk, but getting enough sleep may help protect their hearts. Study: Screen Time Is ...

The powerful, compelling nature of screen time is with us 24/7. For the 70 percent of people who always have their cell phone within arm's reach, this is literally true. It’s hard enough for adults to ...

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