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Children Who Are Given a Smartphone Before Age 12 Have Higher Risk of Obesity and Depression, Study Finds

The study also found that kids with a smartphone before their teenage years also have an increased risk of getting insufficient sleep Kids with smartphones by age 12 face higher risks of depression, ... Read More

Kids who have smartphones by age 12 have higher risk of depression, obesity: Study

The earlier the age a child received a smartphone the greater the health risk. Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new ... Read More

Expert warns parents about social media's impact on youth mental health at Westerville school event

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Westerville School District brought in a pediatric psychologist from Nationwide Children's Hospital Tuesday night to educate families about the mental health risks associated ... Read More

How social media can impact a child’s mental health, as Australia enacts ban

The ban’s rollout is being closely watched worldwide, as regulators in other countries consider similar restrictions. Read More

Do Parents Have Favorite Children? Of Course They Do.

Research from recent decades shows that versions of Kara’s experience are common for less favored siblings. In childhood, they are more likely to have poorer mental health, worse family relationships ... Read More

COVID School Reopenings Quickly Cut Childhood Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD

Children who returned to in-person school during the COVID-19 pandemic were far less likely to receive mental health diagnoses than those whose schools remained closed. The reductions covered ... Read More

Kids’ anxiety and depression dropped fast after COVID school reopenings

Researchers discovered that children who went back to school during COVID experienced far fewer mental health diagnoses than those who stayed remote. Anxiety, depression, and ADHD all declined as ... Read More

Just one week off social media can improve young adults' mental health, study finds

Here is a candidate for today's least surprising yet most useful news story. It's a story about social media. A new study finds that limiting social media use, even for a week, can significantly ... Read More

For teens, any cannabis use may have impact on emotional health and academic performance

Using marijuana just once or twice a month was associated with worse school performance and emotional distress for teens, according to a large national study of adolescents led by Ryan Sultán, an ... Read More