More hours on a phone are linked to obesity, hyperactivity, depression; toddlers with more screen time have less back and forth with their parents, which affects their vocabulary; teenagers are the same but the stakes are higher, with studies finding more screen time...
Panorama internacional
Cities central role in “strengthening services for children’s rights”
In an interview with UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Octavian Bivol, we explore the local implementation of these efforts, the significance of capacity-building, and how cities are adapting to children’s needs in evolving contexts.
App stores to screen age of Singapore users to block kids from accessing apps for adults
From March 31, app stores must block young users below 18 years old from downloading apps not meant for their age group, including dating app Tinder and adult video games like Grand Theft Auto.
Notes from Central Taiwan: Demographic crisis or deterrent to China?
Famed Chinese demographer Yi Fuxian (易富賢) recently wrote for The Diplomat on the effects of a cross-strait war on demography. He contended that one way to deter the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is by putting the demographic issue front and center — last year total...
As a child psychiatrist, I see what smartphones are doing to kids’ mental health – and it’s terrifying
We are seeing profound mental illness stemming from excessive social media use, online bullying, screen addiction, or falling prey to online child sexual exploitation. We are seeing children who are disappearing into online worlds, who are unable to sleep, who are...
Can’t get your kid off their screen? Here’s what to do
While many parents understand the need for restrictions on the use of TV, computers, mobile phones, tablets and other devices — enforcing these can be difficult. Paediatrician Dr Anthea Rhodes of The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, who is also a mother of...