If you want to limit your screen time or stop doomscrolling, both Apple and Google have digital well-being features to help you disconnect. Newer generations of software, iOS 26 and Android 16, have ...

Rep. Jeana Ross, R-Guntersville, speaks to the Alabama House of Representatives on May 8, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) An Alabama lawmaker has ...

Doomscrolling social media will have a time limit starting in 2026 for anyone under the age of 16. A new Virginia law that goes into effect Jan. 1 requires social media companies to limit kids' usage ...

Starting January 1, children under 16 in Virginia will face new limits on how much time they can spend on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. The new law, signed earlier this year ...

VIRGINIA, USA — Boosting minimum wage, eliminating interest for medical debts, and requiring fentanyl testing for emergency room drug screenings are just a few of the new laws taking effect in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — One lawmaker in Alabama hopes to strengthen early childhood education in the state with a pre-filed bill for the 2026 legislative session. The bill, by Rep. Jeana Ross ...

One in every five game-related TikTok videos globally mentioned Roblox during July and August 2025, company claims. Users updated their avatars 274m times per day. Roblox is now part of the daily ...

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 ...

Remember when it felt like every parenting book insisted on strict screen time rules? Lately, though, it seems like many families are rethinking those boundaries. Life with kids and technology just ...

PEOPLE spoke to pediatrician Barbara Christakis about tips on keeping family screen time in check this winter Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

Nobody’s perfect. But a massive new study out of Japan just gave us more reason to think about the examples we give our kids and whether all that extra screen time costs them more than we realize.