#screen time
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Your Phone Adds 50 Pounds of Neck Pressure
Your phone strains your neck by 50 pounds of pressure when held low.
Woman's World · 1m
Social media harms kids but usage matters
Study shows digital media risks depend on how children use it.
MadeForMums · 1m
5 tips for parents worried about screen time
Parents get 5 practical steps to protect kids from online risks.
NPR · 1m
Kids Get Saws and Hammers at NYC Playground
Parents send kids to NYC playground with saws and hammers to combat screen time.
Futurism · 1m
Dumbphones Create More Problems
Dumbphones solve screen time but cause new issues for everyone around you.
Slate Magazine · 1m
Ask HN: Can Siri be fully disabled on macOS 27?
User disables Siri on macOS 27 but process still runs.
Hacker News · 2m
Screen Time Study Finds Complex Links to Child Development
New research shows screen time affects children's language and academic skills but isn't the sole cause.
MadeForMums · 1m
Meta and parents share responsibility for social media addiction
Meta and parents must both act to reduce teen social media addiction
Chicago Sun-Times · 1m
Digital Detox Gains Momentum as People Demand More Control
People are reclaiming attention by intentionally reducing phone use without abandoning technology.
Woman's World · 1m
Kids Without Smartphones Developed Better Patience
Children who grew up before smartphones developed a rare skill now fading away, psychologists say.
Psychologies · 1m
Elle Fanning's Coach campaign gets you off your phone
Coach's new Tabby bag campaign uses music and connection to pull Gen Z away from screens.
Cosmopolitan · 1m
Why boredom was good for kids in the 1970s
Psychologists say children need to feel bored to develop creativity and problem-solving skills that screens now prevent.
Psychologies · 1m
Why kids need to read for fun more than ever
Reading for pleasure builds empathy and mental health, but fewer children are picking up books.
PhillyVoice · 1m
The growing movement to go offline
From flip phones to 911 staffing crises, InvestigateTV explores modern life's digital and human challenges.
Valleynewslive · 1m
A kids' app with no ads and no levels
Pok Pok hands toddlers open-ended digital toys instead of scores, ads, and upsells, and a lifetime pass just dropped to $59.99.
PCMAG · 1m
Reception kids cried at a touchscreen test
Every single four-year-old watched in a two-year study showed stress during England's digital baseline test.
MadeForMums · 1m
Take back your iPhone with Screen Time
Apple already ships the tools to cut your phone habit, buried in one Settings menu most people never open.
Engadget · 2m
The nanny who met two kids with zero screen time
An Austin childcare pro babysat toddlers who have never seen an iPad, and says the difference was impossible to ignore.
Newsweek · 1m
NSW puts a clock on classroom screens
From 2028, NSW public schools will cap device time by year group and hand kids back a pen for an hour a day.
the Guardian · 1m
Let your kid struggle a little
Parents can track grades, locations and answers in real time, and experts say that convenience is quietly costing kids a skill.
ABC7 New York · 2m