Tag: Screen time

Giving your child a smartphone may raise their eating disorder risk

New research suggests the age a child gets their first phone may matter more than most parents realize.

Spending this much time on social media may double your depression risk

Most teens are already past the daily threshold linked to doubled depression risk.

Kids who spent more time on screens showed sharper thinking as teens, 8-year Finnish study finds

A longitudinal Finnish study links more childhood screen time to sharper thinking in adolescence.

Screens before bed are delaying your sleep by hours: Here is the Harvard research behind it

Screens after dark suppress melatonin, shifting your body clock and delaying the sleep you need.

9 things you should never do right before bed, per sleep researchers

What you do in the hour before sleep shapes how well you rest.

New study: 39 percent of two-year-olds with the most screen time had behavioral problems

A comprehensive British study sheds new light on screen use and development among two-year-olds.