14 stories tagged screen-time, newest first.
252 points by jumploops | 358 comments
Oligarch Watch article criticizing Amazon's new Kids Tablets marketed to toddlers, citing pediatric research linking screen use to developmental and emotional problems.
35 points by Alifatisk | 31 comments
Vice article reporting a neuroscientist's claim that Gen Z is the first generation to score lower cognitively than their parents.
21 points by obscurette | 23 comments
Human Progress blog post by Adam Omary arguing that screens aren't destroying young minds and that phone-restriction laws won't solve adolescent anxiety.
327 points by mawise | 222 comments
A Haven blog post titled "Retro-Tech Parenting" about raising kids with older technology like landline phones, CD players, and floppy disks.
839 points by novaRom | 406 comments
Undark article on Sweden shifting classrooms away from digital screens and back to printed books.
389 points by articsputnik | 236 comments
Herman's blog post reflecting on average daily smartphone use statistics and his desire to avoid carrying the internet in his pocket to stay present.
617 points by joshmanders | 361 comments
Blog post by Stepan Parunashvili describing how he used Apple Configurator to turn his iPhone into a dumb phone, with observations and a how-to guide.
655 points by adrianhacar | 287 comments
Landing page for ScrollGuard, an Android app that blocks Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and Reddit feeds and sets scrolling limits on any app.
1118 points by risquer | 262 comments
Landing page for Touch Grass, an iOS app that blocks distracting apps until the user photographs real grass, verified via Google Vision.
587 points by bluebirdfirewin | 86 comments
Gladden Design shop collection page selling Paper Apps, paper-based solo games like DUNGEON and GOLF and gamified tools like TO•DO, playable with pencil dice.
396 points by redbell | 265 comments
AP News article on Sweden shifting its schools away from heavy digital device use back toward printed books and handwriting practice.
754 points by jarko27 | 353 comments
Google Play listing for Intenty, an Android app that shows a mindfulness prompt asking why you are unlocking your phone, to help reduce phone use.
402 points by zeroonetwothree | 294 comments
Wait Until 8th is a campaign site urging parents to pledge to delay giving children smartphones until at least eighth grade.
856 points by chrisdemarco | 224 comments
Blog post describing a PHP project that prints a custom daily news front page on a dot matrix printer bought from eBay.