In a Los Angeles courtroom, the mechanics of modern childhood are on trial. Lawyers for a California teenager argue that Instagram and YouTube were built like behavioral slot machines, tuned to keep ...

FROM SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DO HIT. JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. FROM PHONES TO TABLETS TO TV, KIDS SPEND A LOT OF TIME EACH DAY LOOKING AT SCREENS. NOW KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ...

Meta and Google are defending themselves in a California court - and what happens at this trial could affect thousands of other cases ...

If your child is getting too much screen time, it may be affecting their development - but there are ways to keep it in check. Victoria L. Dunckley, M.D., an integrative child psychiatrist and author ...

One in 10 boys become addicted to gaming, according to new research. They meet the criteria for computer game addiction - called "internet gaming disorder" or IGD - at least once between the ages of ...

When it comes to monitoring kids and technology, parents are all doing the best we can. Especially in the summertime when rules fly out the window. However, a new study found that parents may actually ...

If you think many young people are addicted to their online devices, you're right. KOAT health expert Abinash Achrekar, M.D., better known as Dr. Ash, said the mental health of young people can be ...