Cell phone addiction can harm teens' mental, physical, and emotional health. Here are the signs to look for and how parents ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Excessive cell phone use has been linked to depression, poor sleep quality and difficulty focusing. It can also be a big distraction in the classroom, that's why many schools ...

A mother is at a loss for how to deal with her teenage daughter’s excessive phone use. She has tried various disciplinary measures to reduce her daughter's screen time, but none have been successful.

Students at 13 schools in one district will soon find out if they will have to give up their phones when they head to class this school year. Channel 2′s Tom Jones was the only reporter there as the ...

Are we addicted to our cellphones? Judging by the reaction to a nationwide service outage Feb. 22 by several providers, we might be. And at least one study by Harmony Healthcare IT — a health data ...

GLORIETTA. WHILE CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE SPENDING MORE TIME THAN EVER ON CELL PHONES, VIDEO GAMES AND SOCIAL MEDIA, EXPERTS SAY THE PROBLEM ISN’T SIMPLY JUST THAT SCREEN TIME, BUT ALSO THE ADDICTION ...

Do you check your cell phone for missed calls or texts first thing in the morning when you wake up? Do you find yourself checking your phone multiple times throughout the day and feeling anxious if ...

LOS ANGELES -- The current college generation has pretty much grown up with a cellphone in their hands, and 60 percent of them say they are addicted to the devices. According to a new survey from ...

“ Turn off the “ding” sound when you get a text message so that instead of your phone saying, “Hey, check me now,” you decide when it’s time to check. You’re removing the control from the phone and ...

Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school.

You’re out for a delightful, long-anticipated lunch with your friends or co-workers. The conversation is lively and upbeat, when suddenly someone in your group pulls out their cell phone to take a ...

From the very young to the very old, people are dependent on cellphones for almost every aspect of life these days. But for children in elementary school and their teens, an obsession with their ...