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Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed in a public appearance this year that he tries to keep his nephew off social networks (Photo: AFP)

Tech executives are also worried about smartphone addiction in their...

Nearly three-fourths of parents said they thought their teenagers were sometimes distracted by their phones during...

17 Oct 2018 8:39 PM IST

The researchers discovered that when harshly parented children were liked and accepted by their classmates they exhibited fewer undesirable traits (Photo: AFP)

Effects of harsh parents can be counterbalanced by classroom...

ODD is characterised by angry and irritable mood, argumentative and defiant behaviour, and spiteful or vindictive...

25 Nov 2018 8:57 PM IST

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Children, the worst affected among all

Experts warn that kids, especially those in the 3-10 year age group, maybe the most affected with the lockdown

15 Jun 2020 7:41 PM IST

A study published in the journal People and Nature has found that children who increased their connection to nature during the first COVID-19 lockdown were likely to have lower levels of behavioural and emotional problems. (Representative Photo:ANI)

Children who spent more time in nature during lockdown fared best:...

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental...

15 Oct 2021 12:31 AM IST

A girl wearing a mask walks near India Gate in New Delhi. A high number of children and adolescents are contracting the novel coronavirus in the second wave (Photo: PTI)

Pandemic can have severe effect on children's mental, physical health,...

On the impact of second wave on Children, he further said it had affected equally compared to adults

21 July 2021 3:17 PM IST

The research also found that stress during pregnancy doesnt have any effect on mental health of young boys (Photo: AFP)

Mothers facing stress during pregnancy may expose girls as young as 2...

It may happen because women of all ages are more likely to internalise emotions as compared to males.

17 Aug 2018 8:44 PM IST

Schools should seek to empower bystander students who are not directly involved in acts of school violence (Photo: Pixabay)

Witnessing violence at school may put children at risk of academic...

Witnessing minor violence (threats and insults) predicted increases in drug use, social anxiety, depressive symptoms.

17 Sept 2018 8:43 PM IST

UK has already announced strict security regulations for restricting access (Photo: AFP)

Teens watching porn can become sexually abusive

Porn is easily accessible for people across age groups through smartphones.

27 Nov 2016 3:08 PM IST

This comes at a time when UK is trying to restrict access to porn (Photo: AFP)

UK's 11-year-old rapist cites porn behind his actions

The court was also told that the boy had been diagnosed with ADHD.

6 Feb 2017 4:56 PM IST