A new study looked at how happy teenagers are compared to how much time they spend staring at a screen. It revealed the happiest teens only spent about an HOUR A DAY on things like texting, video chatting, playing games, browsing the Internet, and checking social media.  Yes, one hour. TOTAL.

Kids who got one to two hours of screen time were happier than kids who got more than that.  And they were also happier than kids who got NO screen time. (duh!) So basically the study is advocating for some screen time, just not too much. Don’t cut your kids off completely, but also don’t let them stare at it for hours on end. Especially if the the Internet is your kid’s only way to socialize, cutting them off could do more harm than good.