A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that evening screen use might not be as physically stimulating for teenagers as many parents and experts have assumed. The findings ...

We asked the experts about how screen time might interfere with sleep. We've sent this story to your inbox. Digital screens emit sleep-disrupting blue light, feed us instant and addictive ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children used screens for an average of 56 minutes before bedtime and for 16 minutes while in bed. Overall, 12% ...

Too much screen time can sabotage preschoolers' sleep, potentially turning them into terrors around the house, a new study warns. Bad sleep can exacerbate children's struggles with poor attention, ...

Studies have linked excessive screen time to mental health problems like depression in adolescents. New research now suggests that this link may be driven by shorter sleep and worse organization of ...

After decades of research, global experts have reached a consensus: Smartphone use before bed can be bad for a good night’s sleep, especially among children and teenagers. The National Sleep ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adolescents’ sleep time was delayed by 11 minutes for every hour they used a device to communicate with friends.

Shed a tear for American children; many of them only wish they could. The prevalence of dry eye in children has increased sharply since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with increasing screen time and ...