Children between the ages of nine and 10 who spent more time on mobile devices have a least twice the likelihood of ...

RACINE, WI — Health experts say too much screen time for children can lead to a plethora of mental and physical health issues. Kids typically use video screens for four to six hours every day.

"My personal beliefs on screen time for kids have dramatically shifted after having children of my own," says Zishan Khan, MD, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with Mindpath Health.

The topic of screen time and its impact on American children is gaining attention as research continues to show that ...

Not all screen time is created equally. Experts explain why quality matters more than quantity and how parents can rethink their rules for devices. A young child watches cartoons on a laptop at home.

For all ages, screen time should be limited to appropriate times and places, says Dr. Christina Benedict, pediatric hospitalist with Ascension Women's and Children's Hospital Hoffman Estates.

Most days when I sign on to work, after checking my email and chatting with my boss, I turn on the TV. So if it’s so easy for me to while away my hours watching great drama unfold on the ...

Less screen time means less bad behavior. In as little as two weeks, parents could see significant improvements in their child’s mental health and behavior by reducing children’s leisure ...

The study also found that children experienced different atypical behaviors depending on when they were exposed to screens. "Although screen time of the children at each of the ages studied was ...

I like to think of myself as a Dickensian schoolmaster from the Victorian era when it comes to my children’s screen time. My children — ages 15, 13 and 10 — are allowed two hours of screen ...

Doctors share tips for parents amid new research on TV time for young kids. For children under the age of 2, television screen time is associated with sensory differences later in toddlerhood ...