A CDC study from 2024 reveals half of kids between 12 and 17 years old spend four or more hours every day on screens, whether that’s on a cell phone or social media.

Let’s face it: there’s a ton of judgment out there around screen time, kids, and parenting. Many people will see a kid glued to a screen and automatically assume their parents are lazy, negligent, or ...

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 ...

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The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen.