Social media, video game, and smartphone use in kids and teens has risen, and there’s a growing chorus of concerns about screen time’s link to mental health concerns. It's prompted legislation ...
A small story that imagines a school night: a 14-year-old lies awake on her bed, her face lit only by the glow of a phone. We know she isn’t the only one. Across India, children and teenagers are ...
A new study has found children as young as 10 show clinical-level gaming disorder, which researchers say could affect 100,000 Australian children, with a further 350,000 at risk of smartphone ...
Touchscreens made life frictionless. They also flattened our relationship with the physical world.
Note: The video attached to this story originally aired August 1. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The average American child spends a tremendous amount of time on screens each day, according to the Centers for ...
Sometimes this feels like the only way to spend less time with our smartphone. Photo: TechRax/YouTube Self-reflection can be good, especially if that reflection is on the screen of your iPhone. A Pew ...
If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...
What’s happened? Parents are spending serious money to fix their kids’ screen habits, turning to everything from one-on-one screen-time coaches to full-blown digital detox camps. These services are ...
The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality. Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows If you or ...