Once upon a time, children fought for control of the remote to the sole family television. Now the choice of screen-based content available to kids seems endless. There are computers, tablets, phones ...

A family sits in a crowded restaurant, and one of the parents hands their toddler a phone to play a game as the little one settles into a high chair. Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower ...

Tots under the age of five suffer adverse effects if their moms and dads are distracted by the bings and dings of modern technology, according to a startling new study on the dangers of “technoference ...

The biggest source of teachers’ hesitation appears to be concerns about developmental appropriateness for young children.

Cellphones are poised to become a bigger problem for elementary schools as a significant percentage of young children now have their own personal devices. More than half of kids have their own ...

How old do you have to be to start using an AI chatbot? In some families, children as young as kindergarten age are already engaging with the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini. That's according to a new ...

For infants and young children, communicating is not an abstract or conceptual thing: it's based on the small, routine moments shared with others, from stopping to observe a slow-paced slug on the way ...

As smartphones and tablets become increasingly embedded in daily life, a growing body of research is raising alarms about their subtle yet significant effects on young children. A new study published ...

FRISCO, Texas — Sports injuries are often seen as a physical setback for young athletes, but they can cause mental and emotional issues as well. "We've done a lot of research. When an athlete loses ...

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Shannon Pruden receives funding from National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development and National Science Foundation. Karinna Rodriguez does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...