The holiday season can mean festive lights, shopping for your children's gifts, and more time using technology.

A family sits in a crowded restaurant, and one of the parents hands their toddler a phone to play a game as the little one settles into a high chair. Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower ...

Once upon a time, children fought for control of the remote to the sole family television. Now the choice of screen-based content available to kids seems endless. There are computers, tablets, phones ...

Excessive screen time has become a growing public health concern, and I have witnessed how this affects children’s health.

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

According to Internet Matters' 2024 Children's Wellbeing in a Digital World report, parental anxiety over children's screen time has reached unprecedented levels. A staggering 63% of parents now ...

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 ...

Portage Township Schools and the Portage community are committed to encouraging positive, healthy, life practices in children. These practices, also known as Developmental Assets, include a number of ...

Exposing the hidden crisis of alcoholism can be the beginning of healing millions of families. Children deserve a better future, and technology can help parents lead the way.

The scene reflects founder G-Jay Yong’s vision when he established kids’ technology company myFirst in 2018. He aimed to create technology that makes children’s digital learning journey playful ...

Nearly half of teenagers report being online nearly constantly, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. And “screen-time” is pervasive among younger children, surveys show. There’s no ...

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, childhood probably meant riding your bike around the neighborhood, exploring nearby parks, or wandering to the corner store on your own. Today, many kids spend far ...