Excessive screen time, particularly on social media, is linked to increased mental health challenges in teens. Teens with high screen time are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and ...

School’s out. Teens are bored. And the siren call of social media and video games beckons. Parents and caregivers bungling through new summer routines, or lack thereof, have long sought to balance the ...

A new study adds to evidence that when children spend too many hours on devices, it negatively impacts their mental health. Researchers tracked the screen time of 4,000 children starting at the age of ...

It’s not easy for many parents to see their kids on their phones seemingly 24/7. Mom and Dad may wonder: "Should they be outside? Should they be hanging out with friends? Are they missing out on the ...

With all the discussion around the adolescent mental health crisis, a prime suspect has gone relatively unnoticed: sleep. I have treated thousands of youths struggling with mental illness over the ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that evening screen use might not be as physically stimulating for teenagers as many parents and experts have assumed. The findings ...

Two days after settling a lawsuit accusing Snapchat of causing social media addiction and mental health issues, Snap announced that it’s introducing new parental controls. Parents and guardians can ...

The powerful, compelling nature of screen time is with us 24/7. For the 70 percent of people who always have their cell phone within arm's reach, this is literally true. It’s hard enough for adults to ...

Screen addiction is no longer just a Gen Z problem. According to recent studies and reports, elderly are now spending just as ...

Part 2 of a two-part series on the challenges of screen time and technology advances; Part 1 looked at the parenting ...