#screen time

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Apple announces major Screen Time and parental controls update in iOS 27.
New dashboard provides detailed app usage breakdowns and weekly summaries.
Focus Mode for Kids allows scheduling of approved apps and contacts.
Parental controls now include granular content restrictions and expanded Ask to Buy.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 11, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

9to5Mac featured the Before You bundle in its Indie App Spotlight series.
The bundle is described as containing four effective screen-time apps.
The pick reflects continued demand for digital wellbeing tools from independent developers.

DT Editorial Team·May 10, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

A Wall Street Journal report said a seventh grader watched 13,000 YouTube videos on a school account over three months.
The case highlights how school-issued devices can become pathways to short-form media overuse.
The story adds to broader scrutiny of platform design and youth attention.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via gizmodo.com

The candidate is sponsored commerce content rather than a standard reported article
The post markets Pok Pok as ad-free, low-stimulation, and Montessori-inspired
Its relevance is mainly cultural: it reflects how children’s apps are being sold to parents

DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via mashable.com

Young adults with 6+ hours of daily recreational screen time show measurably worse blood pressure, cholesterol, and BMI
The primary mechanism is sedentary behavior — extended sitting impairs the metabolic signaling that muscle activity provides
Cardiovascular risk behaviors established in young adulthood set trajectories that play out over decades
The study cannot establish causality definitively; longitudinal research with behavioral interventions is needed
Current guidelines already recommend interrupting prolonged sitting; this study extends that urgency to younger adults

DT Editorial Team·Mar 24, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

AI content during critical brain development periods (0-5 years) may cause lasting cognitive effects
AI's infinite personalization can create feedback loops limiting healthy developmental challenges
Experts urge precautionary approach while long-term studies catch up to rapid AI adoption

DT Editorial Team·Mar 14, 2026·4 min read·via medicalxpress.com