Thanasis Zovoilis/DigitalVision/Getty Images Screen time for children under 8 years old has reached nearly two and a half hours a day (2:27 hours) according to a new report, which took a look at post-pandemic media usage trends. If you were a pandemic parent, you probably suspected that months of lockdowns and online school changed how...
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Survey: Most High School Students Aren't Getting Enough Sleep
baona/E+/Getty Images There are few things in this world worse than a cranky, sleep-deprived teen — and it turns out that most teens are falling into this bucket. Nope, not just according to ever-suffering parents of teens — a report from the CDC has found that more than 3 in 4 high school students aren’t...
Study: Oral Immunotherapy Effective In Treating Mild Peanut Allergies
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision/Getty Images A peanut allergy is no fun, especially for kids — not only are you deprived of one of life’s greatest joys, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (cut in triangles with no crust), but you can also be at real risk for serious reaction and injury if accidentally exposed. Well,...
Study: Teens Spent Over 1 Hour Of The School Day On Their Phones
izusek/E+/Getty Images Parents aren’t so naive to think that their screen-addicted teens (“screenagers,” as my mom calls my 17-year-old siblings) aren’t sneaking glances at their phone throughout the school day. But now a new study has revealed just how much time students spend scrolling, and the numbers might come as a surprise. The study, published...