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 ...

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 - ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wondering how to get kids off their phones? Try these strategies for a reset. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; d3sign / Moment / Getty Among the most difficult parenting tasks, there are few as ...

Over 40 million American adults – approximately 19% – live with an anxiety disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health. Studies show this anxiety is most prevalent in young people. In ...

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 ...

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 ...