Kids’ screen time increased early in the COVID-19 pandemic amid lockdowns and stay-at-home measures. But even after precautions were lifted and people resumed normal activities, it remained ...

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(CNN) --Children are racking up hours of screen time since the pandemic began, and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight.Adolescents reported that they spent nearly eight hours a day in front ...

Before the pandemic, average screen time for those kids was 4.4 hours a day. From the start of the pandemic to April 2021, children spent 1.75 hours more per day on screens than they did pre-pandemic.

Story at a glance New research found average screen time among youths aged 18 and under rose by 84 minutes per day during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with rates measured beforehand. The ...

The pandemic continues even in the face of new vaccines and falling case counts. Caregivers of young children are still scrambling to meet their work commitments, run errands, and manage their homes.

"We found that screen time has gone up quite substantially during the pandemic," Madigan said. "We estimate a 52% increase." Before the pandemic, children spent an average of 2.7 hours per day on ...

He blames the rise in screen time, which erodes children’s opportunities to pick up on social cues communicated through expression, eye contact, voice tone and body language.

The pandemic’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers are now school-age, and the impact on them is becoming increasingly clear: Many are showing signs of being academically and developmentally behind.

In a new book, an Emory professor says the internet and the COVID-19 pandemic have eroded children's social skills, and schools and parents must help.