The research reveals a significant link between excessive screen time, poor sleep quality, increased hyperactivity, and emotional issues in preschoolers, with sleep quality playing a mediating role ...

It’s 9:08 p.m., and you’re in the hallway again. Your 11-year-old is asking for “just 10 more minutes” to finish their YouTube video. You glance at the clock, doing the math on how many hours of sleep ...

Screen time affects children most if it is active and in bed, rather than just before bed, a recent study has suggested. Scientists at the University of Otago in New Zealand tracked the screen time ...

Here's how you can try to mitigate the effects. Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD A new study suggests high daily screen time is linked to higher cardiometabolic risk in youth. Better ...

Despite what we've been led to believe, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a new study has found. Despite what we've been led to believe ...

Media and screen time are an enormous part of kids' lives today. It's everywhere. According to Common Sense Media (2017), about 95 percent of American homes with young kids have a smartphone, 78 ...

These days, kids and teens are glued to their phones, tablets, and TVs more than ever. But a new study from Denmark shows all that screen time might be doing more harm than we think, especially to ...

Researchers in Denmark show that every extra hour of daily screen use in kids and teens increases cardiometabolic risk, but getting enough sleep may help protect their hearts. Study: Screen Time Is ...

The average American child spends 3.6 hours staring at a computer, television, tablet, or smartphone daily -- an amount of screen time associated with inferior cognitive development and academic ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. “Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice.