Part 2 of a two-part series on the challenges of screen time and technology advances; Part 1 looked at the parenting challenges of managing technology and AI for kids With headlines constantly warning ...

In a hyperconnected world where smartphones rarely leave our hands, a new concern has emerged, digital dementia. Though the term sounds dramatic, experts say the symptoms linked to excessive screen ...

Doctronic reports that binge-watching before bed disrupts sleep by suppressing melatonin and stimulating the brain, worsening ...

The COVID-19 pandemic shifted our lives in myriad ways, including the amount of time we spent glued to our devices. Research published in 2021 found that Americans in their early twenties used their ...

Screens are ubiquitous in today’s world, and concerns about how they affect kids are mounting. Last month, Australia banned social media use for kids under 16, with some European countries poised to ...

If you don’t know the term “brain rot” by now, congratulations! You probably don’t have it. It’s slang to describe the idea that being “very online” is harming our brains. It also describes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children who had more screen exposure as infants showed faster development in brain areas linked to visual processing and ...

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 ...

The effects of screen time are a point of frequent conversation. However, such discussions often focus on the impact of screen time on the health and well-being of children. But children are not the ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain." Here’s what we know—and when parents should be ...

Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety during their teenage years, ...