Is too much screen time bad for kids? It’s complicated

During school breaks and holidays, children tend to increase their recreational screen time. As parents, we tend to worry, but do we need to? University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ Jason Nagata, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and screen time researcher, answers questions about links between screen use and illnesses such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and conduct disorder—as well as how children can use screens wisely.