New research found that youth who become increasingly addicted to social media, mobile phones or video games are at greater ...

As parents, we are there to be an example for our children. This includes screen time and the devices we use to access all that the internet has to offer, good and bad. Kids are always watching ...

TEENS are bombarded with up to 360 phone messages a day – and could spend a total of 25 YEARS glued to their mobiles, a Sun ...

Watch for signs of addiction Then, watch kids carefully to see whether these strategies are working. A key takeaway of the study is that “if we do not examine their addictive use,” Xiao said ...

Researchers found smartphones may boost kids' mental health, social ties Kids with phones reported higher self-esteem, fewer feelings of depression Study suggests it's not screen time, but how ...

Study links high mobile use and low physical activity to heart disease risk in adolescents. Experts urge early cardiac ...

A new USF study reveals that smartphone use can enhance well-being in kids, though frequent social media posting may harm mental health. Smartphones may actually have benefits for kids, teens ...

A recent study from the Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI) found that students spend about 25% of the school day on their phones. “The research revealed adolescents spent an average ...

A legislative committee is reviewing several proposals that would limit or ban personal phone usage in schools, including the so-called STUDY act, backed by Attorney General Andrea Campbell ...

The findings come amid a growing concern over mobile phone usage behind the wheel. In Victoria, the Transport Accident Commission revealed that 52 per cent of drivers use their mobile phone while ...

Kids who slept in the same room as their phones reported significantly less sleep than those who did not in the survey. Kids who sleep with their phone only got about 8.6 hours of sleep on school ...