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Parents are increasingly disinterested in reading to their kids — and it's majorly hurting the young ones' literacy skills down the line.

Are Children Losing the Ability to Read?

By Noor Al-Sibai

No, it's not just you — people really are, per a number of surveys, way less intelligent than they used to be.

Health & Medicine

Human Intelligence Sharply Declining

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study has found that babies who spend a lot of time looking at iPads and other screens experience developmental delays.

Kids Who Are Always on iPads Missing Developmental Goals, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a new report by Common Sense Media found that the average screen time for children in the U.S. is as high as its ever been.

Most American 11-Year-Olds Now Have Smartphones

By Victor Tangermann

A new study says some screen time is good for young kids, but the scientific community has yet to reach anything close to a consensus on the topic.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Can’t Agree About Kids and Screen Time

By Kristin Houser

The wealthy are doing what they can to limit the screen time of themselves and their children, spending money on "screen-free" schools and experiences.

Tech Used to Be for the Rich. Now They’re Paying to Avoid It.

By Kristin Houser

A landmark research study at the National Institute of Health is finding that too much screen time is changing the way children's brains are developing.

New Research: Screen Time Is Literally Changing Children’s Brains

By Victor Tangermann

Apple, Facebook, and others have rolled out new tools to help us reduce our screen time. But that might not be enough to help us put our phones down.

I Tried Apple’s Screen Time Tool. The Results Were Not Heartening.

By Victor Tangermann