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BENGALURU: In order to address the addiction to mobile phones and social media increasing widely among schoolchildren, the Nimhans’ Service for Healthy Use of T

As the mom of two sons, ages 4 and 11, I can attest to the challenge of keeping children off screens. With my older one, I was able to hold off until 2 years old, eventually letting him watch slow-paced shows like “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood ...

Parents are being warned to be vigilant for the tell-tale signs of a gaming addiction in their children. Health professionals are stressing the need to catch these warning signs early to mitigate the negative impact on a child's mental and physical health.

While Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 has been welcomed by parents and experts as a long-overdue step to curb screen time and online bullying, the parallel problem of gaming addiction continues to quietly consume thousands of children – often behind closed doors and under the radar of schools and regulators.

Four months into relocating its legal headquarters to Nevada, Roblox has been sued in federal court. The lawsuit alleges that the company put “profits over safety,” which led to a 12-year-old child, only identified by the initials B.M.D., becoming ...