screen time
Limiting scr♐een time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum disorder, study finds
February 4, 2022 | 5:10pmMale toddlers who watched more television at age one were more likely to be diagnosed with 𒁏autism spectrum disorder at age 3, compared to those without any screꦿen time, according...
I can’t cry any more after staring at a screen all day for work left me with ‘dry eye syndrome’ 🐻﷽
December 23, 2021 | 7:36pmA woman has told how she can't cry anymore after staring at screens all day for work and ꦑleisure left her with "dry eye syndrome."
This summer, turn off your screens and boldly go out into the✤ real world 𒈔
June 20, 2021 | 7:52pmIn the early days of the pandemic, I wrote with gratitude about our screens, which kept us connected 🐭when things were locಞked down.
Increased screen time linked to sℱuicidal🦄 thoughts in teens, study finds
February 18, 2021 | 5:17pmA new study has linked prolonged screen time to suicidal ideation in teens. Published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, the research revealed that 🍷adolescent girls who spent a...
'Remote learning' is a disaster, and terrible for children
September 16, 2020 | 4:28pmAt every pediatrician appointment for the last several years, I’ve been aske🎶d about how much “screen time” my kids are getting. I’m reminded by the doctor that the American Academy...
Majority of Americ💃an families in desperate need of digital detox
June 16, 2020 | 3:11pmThree-quarters of American families are in need of a digital detox after self-isolation, according to new rese𒀰arch. The survey asked 2,000 American parents of children aged 2-18 about their sheltering...
Screen time for kids explodes during coronavirus crisis🎃, study says
April 23, 2020 | 5:54pmKids are staring at screens more than ever during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new report. Nearly h𝄹alf of American children spend more than six hours a day in...
In this stran🍷ge new world, our screens are proving our salvation
March 22, 2020 | 8:33pmAt this crazy moment in our lives, amid a devastating once-in-a-generation viral pandemic, let’s pause 🐲to shout: Hooray for our screens! Cheers for our smart devices! Hooray for Faceb🧸ook, WhatsApp...
Kids who are glued to screens are couch potatoes by 5ꦉ: study ♉
January 29, 2020 | 4:20pmToddlers who are glued🦄 to a scౠreen at age three are couch potatoes by the time they are five, a study shows. They move for 40 minutes less each day...
Three quarter💙s of Americans think their digital devices negatively impact their lives
November 26, 2019 | 10:39amThe average res🀅pondent will spend 10 hours a day stari🐼ng at a screen -- whether at work or in their personal life.
H⛎ow screens make us dumb♒ and other commentary
November 12, 2019 | 5:07pmCulture critic: How🐼 Screens Make Us Dumb No one should be surprised by the dramatic decline in American literacy, notes First Things’ Mark Bauerlein. After all, our children “reach for...
🐟Social media may not make teens depressed after all: study 𝄹
October 23, 2019 | 7:12pm🔥 But it may mak🎉e them sleep-deprived.
Grandparents now spoiling kids rotten with vi༺deo screens: s🌠tudy
July 9, 2019 | 3:21pm♈ Grandma and Grandpa used to spoil kids with candy — now they spoil them with video screen time, according to a new study. Couch-potato ꦫtots are getting away with murder...
Sleeping w💦ith a screen on can lead to female obesity: study
June 10, 2019 | 4:32pmTur😼n off the lights on your way out. Sleeping amid the artificial glow of televisions, laptops, smartphones and even lamps may increase the likelihood of female obesiܫty, a new study...
W💦HO releases guidelines on screen time for children 🔥
April 24, 2019 | 3:02pmThe World Health Organization has weighed in on children's screen time for the first time ever -- and the upshot is that paren𓆉ts need to power down. The WHO guidelines...
Kids under 2-years-old a🃏re logging🥃 unsafe amounts of screen time
February 22, 2019 | 5:01pmChildren under 2-years-old are spending more than double t♍he amount of time looking at screens compared to 20 years ago — and the amount could be harmfu🦩l to development.
Parents who reward kids with screen time make their addiction wors🐎e
January 10, 2019 | 1:16pmParents who reward their children's good behavior with extra screen time can expect them to spen🌺d even more time online, warns new research. It's a well used🌄 modern-day parenting hack,...
🍷 America🌟ns spend half their lives in front of screens
August 13, 2018 | 1:12pmAmericans spend nearly half of their waking hours (42 percent) looking at a screen, it’s been revealed. A new survey of 2,000 people looking into the screen time habits of..🀅.
🔥 O♚ur digital addictions are killing our kids
May 19, 2018 | 12:10pmIn August 2016, I wrote an editorial for The Post about “digital heroi⛎n,” where I compared the addictive potential of screens — video games, ܫsocial media, smart phones — to...
The exact amount of screen time teens can handle before they wa𝔉nt to kill themselves
January 23, 2018 | 11:31amTeenagers are happiest if they spend just an hour a day in front of a♚ screen. Researchers say kids are more satisfied with life as screen time increases towards 60...