As children head back to classrooms, many families are looking to rein in summer’s relaxed screen-time rules. Whether it’s ...

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 has become part of everyday childhood.

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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 ...

Excessive screen time can cause problems for the heart, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association Journal.