A premature baby, a pandemic and new pediatric research reveal why the screen-time debate is more nuanced than simply ...

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 ...

From televisions in living rooms to tablets in playrooms, digital screens have become common in homes everywhere. Toddlers today encounter screens far more often than children in previous generations.

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, according to ...

Intervention involving 340 Chandigarh families shows a reduction in daily screen exposure in two to five-year-olds.

A new study shows that exposure to video screens may be harmful for children under two. Researchers found that children exposed to screen time before the age of two were two times as likely to have ...

Singapore: A recent study has found that prolonged screen exposure among children under the age of two may lead to changes in brain development. Researchers from the Institute for Human Development ...

In today’s digital age, managing screen time is crucial for maintaining healthy development and well-being, especially for children. With guidelines and research-backed strategies, parents can ...

New research in Brain & Behavior has found a link between screen time and adolescents' sleep quality and beliefs about healthy lifestyles. In the study of 700 teens attending two high schools in the ...

Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, is a condition in which close objects appear clear, however, far objects look blurry. Most individuals develop the condition during childhood and adolescence and ...

A new study shows that babies and toddlers exposed to television screen time may be more likely to exhibit atypical sensory behaviors later in toddlerhood. Researchers at Drexel University analyzed ...