New surgeon general’s advisory raises alarm about screen time risks for kids and teens - CNN

The surgeon general issued an advisory warning that excessive screen use among children and adolescents — including social media scrolling, texting and long gaming sessions — is a growing public health concern, with many teens averaging four or more hours a day. The advisory highlights links to poorer sleep, mental-health and attention problems and calls for parents, educators, industry and policymakers to reduce risks through limits, safer product design and more research. Its findings align with research on short social-media breaks and behavioral strategies that alter environments rather than relying only on willpower.