Do you know what your kids are using their screen time for?

Navigating screens and children is a relatively new dilemma parents face. As smartphones, tablets and more become increasingly integral to most Americans’ daily lives, many are keen to introduce their ...

Children worldwide spend more hours than ever with digital devices, raising urgent questions for parents and educators about how to balance the benefits of technology with the risks to well-being. The ...

As Deborah Nichols traversed from Kansas City to Lawrence, Kansas, daily for her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kansas, her preteen son in the backseat, a familiar story flowed out from ...

The time children and teens spend video gaming, scrolling through social media or watching TV could be putting their future heart health at risk, a new study says. Each additional hour of screen time ...

An MRI study of 615 adults linked more ultra-processed food to more fat in thigh muscles. It shows an association, not proof of causation. Mississippi Awards $104 Million in Federal Rural Health ...

Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health concern in the United ...

A recent study suggests that reading books together at home is associated with better language abilities in young autistic ...

Parents, you're not going to like the answer, but the reasoning behind it is urgent. It's one of the most heated parenting debates: How much screen time is really too much? Screens have become so ...

The Surgeon General has issued a warning to parents about the detrimental effects of screen time for children. HHS Excessive screen time can hinder childhood development and cause significant mental ...