A seven-year-old sits in a room full of family members, absorbed in a smartphone, scrolling through videos. This scene, increasingly common, has sparked concern about what children lose as they gain unprecedented…
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Thursday directed all schools in Noida and Greater Noida to limit daily smart-board usage to 30 minutes for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students.…
A new study from The Ohio State University suggests that using screens to calm young children could be linked to their cognitive development. The research, led by Jane Shawcroft and published in…
Yoga offers simple tools to counter the stiffness and poor posture that long school hours and screen time cause in children, says a yoga teacher writing in Deccan Chronicle. Basic asanas such…
Kansas will require students to keep phones, earbuds, and smartwatches inaccessible during the entire school day when classes resume later this month. The law is part of a broader trend in the…
Times of India reports that Bollywood actor Jaaved Jaaferi said his younger son cannot sit quietly and watch a sunset for 10 minutes, attributing it to growing up with an iPad. In…
Amanda Rumsey, an associate professor at Clemson University, recommends three simple rules for managing children’s screen use as they return to school. Parents should protect sleep by keeping devices away from bedrooms…
A phone-free childhood is difficult for many families as schools, teachers, friends and emergency contacts increasingly rely on smartphones. The Hindu recommends age-based safeguards, including screenless phones for children aged 2 to…
