My feelings about TV and movies for kids are also the result of my own set of values about what I want my kids to experience, how I want them to learn to think about screens and storytelling and ...

In the days when television screens were brimming with images of "Father Knows Best" and "Ozzie & Harriet," parents barely gave a second thought when their youngsters spent a couple hours in front of ...

When it comes to technology, not all screens are created equal. So says author Jonathan Haidt (The Anxious Generation), who warns parents against allowing children too much time on touch-screen ...

Parents worry about whether letting their children watch TV (or play video games or stay glued to social media) will hurt their grades and mental development. The clearest danger is that TV time could ...

Ms. Novak, an author and a professor of creative writing, writes a newsletter on culture and parenting. It was the middle of the afternoon, and my son, as he often does, wanted to watch “Paw Patrol.” ...