But even the lowest users of social media, kids who used it just a single hour a day or less, still scored lower, too, by an average of 1 to 2 points, according to one of the study's authors, Dr.

In great news for parents everywhere, a new study indicates that kids these days still have normal social skills despite smartphones and tablets. One of the key criticisms of screen time for children ...

In case parents needed another reason to police their children's screen time, new research shows that social media use is hurting preteens' memory and reading skills. The new study, published Monday ...

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Lockdowns. Social distancing. Shuttered schools and businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping disruptions set off a stampede of "what it's doing to us" research, focused largely on ...

Many parents will find this scenario familiar: Tomer Ullman, a parent and a cognitive scientist at Harvard University, told his then five-year-old to put down a tablet. But instead of putting it away ...

BEXLEY, Ohio (WCMH) — A Bexley-based nonprofit that’s been going strong for three years is helping children build emotional resilience and wellness. Each session begins with a lesson of the day, ...

Kristin R. Laurens received funding for this research from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. Emma Carpendale received an Australian ...