It's family dinner time, but your toddler’s eyes are glued to a tablet. The food gets cold, the conversation fades, and the only sound is the rhythmic tapping on a screen. Scenes like these have ...

To lower kids' screen time, experts recommend keeping screens out of bedrooms and having a special place for devices in the ...

SINGAPORE: Using electronic devices to distract and calm noisy, restless babies used to be a great idea, or so parents ...

Screens are everywhere, from television to tablets and e-readers to smartphones, so limiting screen time with children is hard. To complicate matters, some screen time can support children’s social ...

Much has been said about the detrimental impact of screens on childhood development, but a new study takes that concern to an even younger age. This is as much about what children aren't doing as it ...

Free play, physical exercise, face-to-face interaction and contact with nature are all essential to a child's development, but replacing these experiences with excessive and passive screen time can ...

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 ...

The digital age has fundamentally reshaped childhood, making screens an integral part of learning, socialization, and entertainment. Globally, screen time among adolescents has surged, accelerated by ...

The average American child spends 3.6 hours staring at a computer, television, tablet, or smartphone daily -- an amount of screen time associated with inferior cognitive development and academic ...