But even the lowest users of social media, kids who used it just a single hour a day or less, still scored lower, too, by an ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Spending too much time on social media might be hurting how children think, remember, and learn. A new study published in the ...

New research suggests social media may be harming your child's brain, finding that kids who spend more time on these apps ...

Children between 9 and 13 years of age who spent more time on social media performed worse on tests of reading, memory and ...

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory warning that social media could harm the mental health of children and ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on Oct. 13, found that 9- to 13-year-olds ...

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Authoritative parenting styles produce more academically-inclined children, a new study shows. This is smart parenting. An early bedtime or a rigorous chore chart aren’t instant guarantees for success ...