Parents’ obsessive technology use may have serious long-term effects on babies and toddlers: study

Call it phoney parenting. 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 ... Read More

Parents' Phone Use May Harm Kids' Health and Development

A global study revealed that parents' screen time—even brief moments on phones—may be quietly hindering their children's health. Read More

Parents' Tech Use May Take a Toll on Their Kids

In the 21-study analysis, parental use of technology was negatively associated with cognitive and psychosocial outcomes as well as screen time in kids younger than age 5, reported Marcelo ... Read More

Hugh Grant warns parents: technology is a ‘crazy addiction’ that is making kids ‘suffer horribly’

Hugh Grant is frustrated by his children’s screen time, too. The actor lashed out at the tech industry’s influence in schools, comparing it to a “drug cartel” during a webinar hosted by Close Screens, ... Read More

25 Things 80's Kids Did That Would Shock The Parents of Today

While unthinkable today, a taste of a parent’s soda or a celebratory sip of their ... find the perfect movie for a sleepover. The internet may be the go-to source for information now. But 80s ... Read More

Internet & Technology

Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits. New findings, delivered monthly All ... Read More

Technology use may be associated with a lower risk for dementia, study finds

These questions are difficult “to try to answer ... to really work to use technology,” Anderson added. Their brains were also already well formed, Benge said. The study may support the ... Read More

8 negative effects of technology

Additionally, out of over 2,400 children involved in the study, only 24 (1%) met the criteria for ADHD. The parents ... technology is negatively affecting them may wish to cut back on their use ... Read More