Whether it’s for work, convenience, connection or entertainment, we rely on digital technology. But the prevailing wisdom is that our screen-based lives are not good for us—that our digital devices ...

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Ever since the advent of smartphones and social media, psychologists have been fretting about the potential adverse effects of these technologies, particularly on children and adolescents. Early ...

School’s out. Teens are bored. And the siren call of social media and video games beckons. Parents and caregivers bungling through new summer routines, or lack thereof, have long sought to balance the ...

Over the last decade, the deterioration in mental-emotional health among U.S. children and adolescents has generated alarm, and concerns have centered around one cause in particular. Escalating rates ...

Scientists have found another reason to put the phone down: a survey of 45,202 young adults in Norway has discovered that using a screen in bed drives up your risk of insomnia up by 59% and cuts your ...

Share on Pinterest Spending time on your mobile phone at bedtime can result in poorer-quality sleep and insufficient sleep. MTStock Studio/Getty Images A new Norwegian study finds that one hour of ...