Despite warnings from early childhood experts against too much screen time, schools' reliance on educational technology for ...

I t was December 2025, and Katie Tobin’s kids were fighting again. This time it was because her six-year-old, Tori, wasn’t ...

Our story about the use of devices in the early grade for both academic work and break time drew a flood of responses from ...

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — A few months before her daughter started kindergarten, Claire Benoist saw a Facebook post that stunned her. Another family with an incoming kindergartner was wondering if it ...

A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.

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This past Christmas, I helped my parents choose a water filter. The latest “smart” models all came with a smartphone app that ...

YOU. VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANKS, JESSICA. ARE YOU LOSING SLEEP OVER THE SWITCH TO DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME? MANY FAMILIES ARE FACING CHALLENGES WITH THAT THIS WEEK. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT. HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS ...

You ask your child to put the tablet down, and suddenly it’s like you’ve turned off gravity. Tears, tantrums, total meltdown. Neuroscience says this reaction isn’t just “bad behavior.” When kids grow ...

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Handing a new or refurbished iPad (yep, there are iPad reseller websites) to a child can be nerve-wracking. No matter how much you spend, it ...

Blaming chatbots, they are joining an earlier push for better protections by parents who say social media contributed to ...