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 ...

Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing brains. New research from cognitive neuroscientists provides a clear answer. The ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years, according to ...

In our technology-driven world, digital devices and screen media are integral to early childhood experiences. While these tools offer potential benefits, they also present challenges that can affect a ...

In Toy Story 5, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the gang are up against a new challenge: Bonnie's tablet. Even Rex, the toy dinosaur, is worried about going extinct again. The storyline reflects a broader ...

A landmark UK review recommends avoiding intentional screen time for children under two. Here’s what the research found, why ...

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 ...

A viral post on social media has sparked a fresh debate on how screen time affects young children. The claim suggests that giving tablets to kids as young as four could lead to "brain damage" due to ...

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There are ways to help children better self-regulate their own digital activity and prepare for the digital demands in their ...