“My best advice for parents going into this holiday season in order to avoid the common pitfall of increased screen time is ...

Screen time rewires your child’s brain. Here’s what you can do about it - Scans show screen time can change the brain’s ...

In an era of hyperconnectivity, screen time has become a defining feature – and struggle – of family life. Parents have to consider not only their own habits but the digital boundaries they set for ...

Young people who spend hours on end glued to screens are increasing their risk of a heart attack or stroke, warns new research. Excessive time spent on phones, gaming consoles or watching telly among ...

More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise ...

Increased time on electronic devices or watching TV among children and young adults was associated with higher cardiometabolic disease risk, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin ...

“This means a child with three extra hours of screen time a day would have roughly a quarter to half a standard deviation higher risk than their peers," explained Dr. Horner. “It’s a small change per ...