Screen time. Just uttering the words can feel akin to pouring gasoline about two inches from a fire, at least in the parenting world. Screen time can have a loaded connotation, and recommendations and ...

Kids’ screen time increased early in the COVID-19 pandemic amid lockdowns and stay-at-home measures. But even after precautions were lifted and people resumed normal activities, it remained higher, ...

It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me. As the parent of a tween and a young teenager, I couldn't help but think of these Taylor Swift lyrics when reading the findings of a new study that looks at the ...

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

Kids in the State of Virginia now face social media time limits. Here’s what the new law means for families and how parents ...

Allowing very young children to access televisions and other screens could lead to sensory challenges for them later in childhood, according to a new study from Drexel University in Pennsylvania. The ...

When it comes to kids and screens, we know that not all tech is created equally. There’s a big difference between children plugging in and tuning out on a device with zero parental controls for hours ...

The anti-smartphone movement is having a moment. On March 25, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning children under 14 from social media platforms. In February, the UK government backed ...

It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Wednesday. Dinner isn’t ready, your partner isn’t home yet and two needy little kids won’t let you chop an onion. What’s a parent to do? Consider the TV, potentially the most ...