As smartphones and tablets become increasingly embedded in daily life, a growing body of research is raising alarms about their subtle yet significant effects on young children. A new study published ...

Everywhere you look, there’s a new gadget or app promising to make parenting easier. From reminders that keep you on schedule to apps that track your baby’s every move, technology is changing family ...

AI is becoming a regular presence at homework time in many Chinese households. Experts say where families draw the line ...

Parental use of technology was negatively associated with cognitive and psychosocial outcomes as well as screen time in kids younger than 5 years old. Significant associations were found for cognition ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how many parents visit online communities where other parents discuss their experiences raising children, and the sorts of issues they ...

Screen time has long been a hot topic for parents. Many think that parenting has gotten harder over the years, with technology being a key reason why. Between the rise of AI, the staying power of ...

A typical teen’s day includes up to nine hours of texting, gaming, watching videos, and posting on multiple social networks — even while doing homework. It’s enough to make you wonder: Is my kid ...

Why are little kids getting so much screen time that they need a detox? Still, the research—as well as dire warnings, issued by everyone from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry to ...

It starts off small. Maybe you promise an extra 15 minutes of tablet time if your kid finishes their veggies. Or you hold the TV remote hostage until all the toys are picked up. Before long, screen ...