Virtually every parent of young children has experienced outbursts of anger and frustration from their toddlers, whether it’s time to get up, go to bed or eat a sandwich without the crusts cut off.

Authors of a new study link child tablet use at 3 ¹/₂ to more expressions of anger and frustration a year later. The child's tantrums at 4 ¹/₂ were associated with more tablet use by 5¹/₂. Tomsickova ...

Using tablets as "e-babysitters" for toddlers could lead to more tantrums, which in turn can have harried parents trying to calm a child by handing them a tablet, new research shows. This type of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Male toddlers took longer to acknowledge a request for behavior. More joint attention during play with a ...

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While allowing little kids to stare at a computer screen often gives parents a much-needed respite, new research suggests cutting back on the practice, with early tablet use linked to increased ...

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The new study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, shows that child tablet use at 3.5 years old was associated with a higher number of expressions of anger and frustration a year later. In ...

They’ve become iPad pros. Preschoolers who use a tablet to entertain themselves may not learn to manage their emotions, leading to angry outbursts, which prompt their parents to give them a tablet to ...