Despite progress in child well-being, students across the country are faring worse in education since the pandemic, according to new data published in the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Published by the ...
(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, a new study is raising concern about how screen time could be impacting your child’s heart health. Spending more time on ...
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Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs ...
Digital literacy is the ability to use digital tools and technologies effectively, safely and responsibly. This includes the use of smartphones and devices, navigating the internet and exploring ...
It’s time we are more intentional about limits on screen time. If you’re a parent running a business, tell me if any of these scenarios sound familiar: Nobody’s perfect. But a massive new study out of ...
A new study suggests that children in the U.S. aged 1-19 are 1.8 times more likely to die than their counterparts in other developed countries Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE ...
Education experts unveil a simple '60-Second Teach-Back Trick' to boost memory retention in children. This method, rooted in ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRBL) — A new Pew Research study finds a strong link between increased screen time and declining mental health — with 4 out of 10 parents saying they wish they had done more to help ...
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has substantially increased in the last seven years, negatively impacting children's overall quality of life, although the proportion of children with clinical-level ...
There may be a link between social media use during early adolescence and lower cognitive performance, a new study suggests. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or ...
Nobody’s perfect. But a massive new study out of Japan just gave us more reason to think about the examples we give our kids and whether all that extra screen time costs them more than we realize.