Screen time damages toddlers’ ability to speak, the first British study of its kind has found. The average two-year-old in ...

A study found that excessive screen time is associated with increased manic symptoms in adolescents, especially with social media and video games. The research suggests that instant gratification from ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

Giving kids screen time via the TV, phone, or tablet may seem like a mild source of entertainment to keep them distracted, but it could impact their development based on a recent study. In a report ...

In an era where digital devices are everywhere, the term “screen time” has become a buzzphrase in discussions about technology’s impact on people’s lives. Parents are concerned about their children’s ...

Could using television as a babysitter have adverse effects on a child? It’s possible, says a new study that finds the more time toddlers spend looking at screens — televisions, computers, tablets or ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

A new study from UCSF shows evidence of how unhealthy it is for children to be locked on their phones, tablets and computers for long periods of time. The study tracked the screen time of about 9,500 ...

Pediatricians have long warned parents that toddlers are easily overstimulated by digital images. Now, evidence has emerged suggesting that screen time also stunts their verbal development. In a first ...

A new Ohio State University study finds that despite parents' fears, daily screen time on tech devices will not severely harm the development of their preschoolers. The study, published in the journal ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years. This was done ...