It’s 9:08 p.m., and you’re in the hallway again. Your 11-year-old is asking for “just 10 more minutes” to finish their YouTube video. You glance at the clock, doing the math on how many hours of sleep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests high daily screen time is linked to higher cardiometabolic risk in youth. Better and more sleep can help ...

Media and screen time are an enormous part of kids' lives today. It's everywhere. According to Common Sense Media (2017), about 95 percent of American homes with young kids have a smartphone, 78 ...

Researchers in Denmark show that every extra hour of daily screen use in kids and teens increases cardiometabolic risk, but getting enough sleep may help protect their hearts. Study: Screen Time Is ...

In a post I wrote last April, I argued that use of cellphones by children and adolescents in the evening is a primary cause of sleep insufficiency. In 2023, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) ...

Increased time on electronic devices or watching TV among children and young adults was associated with higher cardiometabolic disease risk, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin ...