screen time

A burnt-out Michigan mom of five has started a worldwide movement to get modern kids outside. Driven to desperation when her own children were small, Ginny Yurich, 43, created the ...

Digital media can be a gift or a curse, depending on how we use it.

“Swap screen time for real time.” So reads the slogan of the Offline Club, a company based in ...

Social interaction may mitigate effects, according to a new study.

Nidia Lizbet Gonzalez, a 33-year-old stay-at-home mom of three and pastor’s wife, has helped her kids and improved ...

The study also found that children’s screen time during the pandemic increased to about 6 hours a day, ...

Putting toddlers in front of a screen may delay their development in communication and problem-solving skills, a new ...

You might not think about your eye health the same way as your heart or bone health, but ...

Digital devices have become a thorn in the side of many parents. Like opening Pandora’s box, once kids ...

Analysts at Bernstein Research are equating social media video app TikTok with drug addiction, warning about a “digital ...

Let’s face it, technology is here to stay. And it’s useful. We watch YouTube videos to figure out ...

In 2014, Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizational guru, rose to stardom with her No. 1 New York Times ...

Commentary Smartphones, iPads, texting, streaming, high-definition TV, e-books. All of these were virtually unheard of not so long ...

An analysis from the Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming Research found a significant link between problem ...

Lately you’ve noticed that it takes your tween son twice as long to write a paragraph on the ...

Commentary While flying recently, I noticed the kids around me. Except for the babies, every single one of ...

There are few things that children of the 21st century like to hear less than being told they need to put ...

Always consider your child’s developmental age when deciding how much screen time is appropriate. At young ages, adhere to ...

Mindfulness and meditation may be growing in popularity, but so is their opposite: digital distraction. Our kids often ...

“Screen time” used to mean sitting around and watching TV. For kids, too much time in front of ...

The availability of junk foods and screens is increasingly creating challenges for parents. But in the home environment, ...

Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram—the social media platform most used by adolescents—is ...

Middle schoolers who spend time on smartphones, laptops, and tablets in the hour before bed are likely to ...

Dear Readers: I have an unusual question for you: If your kids could learn about paying off a ...

More young people are wearing glasses to correct nearsightedness, a trend that has prompted fears that the use ...

Increased media use is linked to preschoolers getting less sleep at night and more sleep during the day, ...