For decades, parents were told to help children build willpower like a muscle, to resist things like junk food and too much time on their screens. But new research suggests a better strategy.

Science journalist and bestselling author Michaeleen Doucleff joins "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss her latest book, "Dopamine Kids," and share ways parents can manage their child's screen time and ...

For decades, psychologists believed people with more willpower would be more successful. And children were taught to build willpower like muscles - through practice. But new research shows there's a ...

Children see unhealthy food marketing every four minutes online, while teenagers view food-marketing posts from influencers ...

Before I had kids, I worked in The Children’s Eating Lab at Penn State University. As a young, idealistic, somewhat naïve graduate student, I developed all sorts of ideas about how I would feed my ...

Children sitting on windowsill, playing online games on mobile phones and ignoring each other Kids’ videos on YouTube are loaded with junk food promotions Three-quarters of 6- to 8-year-olds were fed ...

“If I bought the sugary cereal, they would eat that; they would never choose any of the [healthy] options over that,” the mom said Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He ...

Be it children or adults, junk food is rapidly becoming a regular part of household diets. In the evening, when hunger strikes, people often opt for junk foods instead of healthy options because they ...