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We all know the dangers of too much screen time by now — disrupted sleep, increased depression and anxiety, and an attention span that is basically non-existent, to name a few. But how do you know ...

There’s a general consensus that too much screen time is bad for kids. But what happens when everything in modern society is done on screens? What is a concerned educator or parent to do? And how do ...

It’s easy to mindlessly scrolling through apps on your phone when you’re bored, and while sometimes it’s what you need in that moment, having app-blocking controls and time limits can be useful.

Local parents set screen time limits, use parent control apps and redirect their kids’ attention to avoid excessive time on ...

Navigating screens and children is a relatively new dilemma parents face. As smartphones, tablets and more become increasingly integral to most Americans’ daily lives, many are keen to introduce their ...

Endless scrolling on YouTube Shorts has become a common habit for millions of users, often turning a quick visit into hours of screen time. To address this growing concern, Google has introduced a ...

While studies do not attribute causation, we can say that these issues are not entirely due to screen time alone. Higher levels of indiscriminate use of televisions, computers, phones or tablets in ...

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, ...