The real impact of screen time on kids before age 5
Parents of young children now have new government-backed guidance to consider: children under the age of 5 should have no more than one hour of screen time per day, according to a report from the Department of Education. For children under 2, the recommendation goes even further, advising that screens be avoided entirely except when […]
Adventurous play powerfully reduces kids anxiety
A neurologist’s post on X has reignited a conversation about how children play and what happens to their mental health when they do not get enough of the right kind. Dr. Dominic Ng, a neuroscientist at the University of Edinburgh, drew widespread attention after sharing findings from a 2023 study published in The Lancet, one […]
World Happiness Report sounds the alarm on social media and youth well-being
Most young people around the world are happier today than they were two decades ago. That is genuinely good news. But it does not apply everywhere, and the exceptions are striking. Youth in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and several Western European countries are bucking the global trend, reporting declining levels of well-being […]