Much like playtime, soccer Saturdays, and holiday travels, screens have become just part of life for kids now. In 2025, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

School’s out. Teens are bored. And the siren call of social media and video games beckons. Parents and caregivers bungling through new summer routines, or lack thereof, have long sought to balance the ...

Note: The video attached to this story originally aired August 1. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The average American child spends a tremendous amount of time on screens each day, according to the Centers for ...

In his new book, Dr. Jonathan Haidt and his co-author offer kid-centered advice for breaking their addiction to screens and ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

Addictive screen use trajectories were associated with suicidal behaviors and ideation as well as worse mental health among U.S. kids in a large study. Increasing addictive use trajectories were ...

Instead of fretting about the amount of time children spend scrolling TikTok or playing video games, parents should worry more about whether their kids seem addicted to their screens. That's the ...

When it comes to monitoring kids and technology, parents are all doing the best we can. Especially in the summertime when rules fly out the window. However, a new study found that parents may actually ...