New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

Monitoring screen time in early childhood is key to creating healthy growth and cognitive development in a child. Too much screen time can stunt brain development, social skills, and physical health, ...

Higher levels of screen time in early childhood are associated with lower scores in reading and mathematics on Ontario's standardized tests, with each additional hour of daily screen time associated ...

More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise ...

Parents know the struggle — you ask your child to put down the tablet or turn off the TV, but one video turns into ten, and bedtime slips later and later. It’s become part of everyday life. Yet behind ...

Excessive screen time may contribute to the progression of early childhood caries (ECC), highlighting the need for better prevention efforts, according to a study recently published in BMC Oral Health ...