A bill to limit screen time for children was approved by the Alabama Senate on Thursday. HB 78, sponsored by Rep. Jeana Ross, ...

Children and young people are spending more and more time in front of screens starting from an increasingly early age - and studies have yet to establish what exactly that means for their longer term ...

Screen time has long been a concern for parents, child safety advocates and others, particularly in the early years when a ...

It’s back-to-school time, and this past summer’s hot weather may have kept you cooped up inside with air conditioning more than usual. That could lead to kids spending more time with electronics and ...

House Bill 78 (HB78) is headed to Governor Kay Ivey’s desk on Tuesday. If signed, the Healthy Early Development and Screen ...

Nicolette and Geno Sidders were relieved when they found what seemed like a magic solution for pacifying their then-6-month-old Scarlett: a phone. "It was great. She just sat and watched, and she was ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has for years recommended screen time limits based on a child’s age, but its latest guidance warns that is not enough to prevent the ...

Parents are set to receive official guidance on recommended screen time for children under five, amid growing concerns over early development. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson highlighted that ...

Two-year-olds in England watch television, videos or other digital content for an average of two hours each day, double the daily recommended screen time, new UCL-led research finds. Subscribe to our ...

PEOPLE spoke to pediatrician Barbara Christakis about tips on keeping family screen time in check this winter Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

Parents are bombarded with a dizzying list of orders when it comes to screen time and young children: No screens for babies under 18 months. Limit screens to one hour for children under 5. Only ...

James, a 23-month-old, was wearing green overalls and looked to the world to be a happy toddler. He was anything but. The fancy word for what he experienced was “dysregulation”—if something didn’t go ...