If your children are spending too much time on screens, it can cause emotional and behavioral problems and lead to more screen use, according to a new meta-analysis.

Early adolescence is a time when kids are becoming more independent and spending more time on social media. When it comes to curbing screen time in this age group, new research suggests some ...

Does screen time really affect mood in kids? A team from San Francisco took a look at this question and came up with a clear answer.

For children under the age of 2, television screen time is associated with sensory differences later in toddlerhood, according to a new study.

Children's increased screen time is displacing crucial active play, impacting physical and mental well-being. This trend is fuelled by unsafe environm ...

Two Tampa Bay authors have written a children’s book, “Henry’s Tech-Free Trip,” to help teach why parents and teachers are nagging kids about screen time.

As rates of depression and suicide in youth spike, experts are asking whether social media makes kids depressed — or whether depressed kids simply spend more time on social media? A new study provides ...

There is no escaping our digital world, but there are ways to navigate it. Dr. Christine Crawford, a psychiatrist and author of “You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers,” joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush ...

Researchers have found that, although more screen time at 2 years of age is associated with poorer communication and daily living skills at age 4, time spent playing outdoors can mitigate these ...

Efforts to reduce kids' screen time weakened by unequal access to green space Community program and policy interventions aimed at reducing screen time are less successful in neighborhoods that ...