Children who use electronic media more frequently tend to show lower levels of attention, while independent reading is associated with better concentration. These are the findings of a survey of more ...

Want your child to spend less time on their phone, tablet or gaming device? Start by downsizing your own digital consumption. According to a study published in 2024, one of the strongest predictors of ...

A healthier, less exhausting, relationship with our phones is achievable without a cold-turkey approach. Incremental changes ...

About one-third of children entering preschool in 2025 didn’t know how to handle a book properly, with some trying to swipe ...

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When the American Academy of Pediatrics first set limits for children’s screen time in 2016, the phrase had an entirely different meaning — and connotation — than it does a decade later. “It was ...

Remember when it felt like every parenting book insisted on strict screen time rules? Lately, though, it seems like many families are rethinking those boundaries. Life with kids and technology just ...

Are your parents addicted to their phone? In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel explores how technology is affecting an older generation of adults. Instead of a phone-based childhood, Warzel ...