Too much screen time can lead to behavior problems in children, sleep issues, obesity, and back and neck problems.

Emily Cherkin’s daughter started having almost daily headaches more than a year ago at age 12. Cherkin took her daughter to the pediatrician and eye doctor, but the problem persisted. Frustrated and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – How much screen time is too much time for pre-teens and teenagers? A CDC study from 2024 reveals that half of kids between 12 and 17 years old spend four or more hours every day ...

In a world full of smartphones, tablets, and computers, how much media time is acceptable at what stage of life? Though there's little data on the issue, there are still a few principles on which most ...

Not to mention, most of us like mindlessly scrolling through social media apps like TikTok and Instagram for entertainment.  With addictive apps at our fingertips all the time, it’s easy to catch ...

A new TikTok trend has parents joking about “screen-maxing” their toddlers, a tongue-in-cheek way of pointing out just how much screen time has become part of everyday childhood. The phrase is mostly ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With kids back in school, many are spending more time on iPads and laptops to get their homework done. But as parents, we know that extra screen time can add up fast. Robinson says ...

As the almost-too-catchy theme song to Disney Channel favorite "Phineas and Ferb" goes, there are 104 days (ish) of summer vacation, and the problem is finding a good way to spend them. As schools ...

James, a 23-month-old, was wearing green overalls and looked to the world to be a happy toddler. He was anything but. The fancy word for what he experienced was “dysregulation”—if something didn’t go ...