It’s back-to-school time, and this past summer’s hot weather may have kept you cooped up inside with air conditioning more than usual. That could lead to kids spending more time with electronics and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From limited attention spans to moodiness, there are a number of cognitive effects from excessive screen time, research shows.

Children and young people are spending more and more time in front of screens starting from an increasingly early age - and studies have yet to establish what exactly that means for their longer term ...

Research suggests that high use of social media and AI chat tools may affect your attention and memory. But there is something you can do about it.

Many parents say their kids spend too much time on screens, especially on smartphones and video games. Parents of 11- to 12-year-olds are the most likely to express concern about screen time. Parents ...

Televisions, cellphones, iPads, computers. Screens on electronic devices have played an increasingly larger role in many people's lives. But according to experts, there is no universal number to how ...

Is screen time before age 5 affecting your child’s development Our Expert shares the hidden risks to speech focus and social skills and tips on creating a healthy digital balance for your little ones ...

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

Excessive screen exposure is one of the leading causes of developmental delays among young children, according to a new ...

The bulk of independent studies suggest that learning online is often less effective than using paper text and may even be harmful.

How much screen time is too much for kids? Long before addiction sets in, a child's sensitive nervous system can become overstimulated and hyperaroused from moderate but regular amounts of screen time ...

We live in a digital world. Smartphones, iPads, tablets, computers—it seems as though everyone is plugged in and connected. Nowhere is this more evident than with our children. iGen, the generation ...