Gartner, a research and consulting firm, named it the technology “Hype Cycle”: First comes tech enthusiasm, then rapid ...

Critics say phones ruin children’s attention spans and are causing a mental health crisis. But what if phones are not actually all that bad for kids? A new study from the University of South Florida ...

Kids are spending hours each day using smartphones and social media, and it can have consequences for their mental health, a new survey affirms. The survey of about 1,500 11- to 13-year-olds in ...

When it comes to monitoring kids and technology, parents are all doing the best we can. Especially in the summertime when rules fly out the window. However, a new study found that parents may actually ...

Ditching screens can be a breeze for parents by incorporating fun, offline activities that spark children’s imaginations. Think imaginative storytelli ...

It came as little surprise to me that my seven-year-old granddaughter now has her own phone – and it’s simple for her to operate to boot. Like many kids her age, she long ago mastered how to use the ...

Smartwatches can be great for parents looking for a direct line to their kids without having to go all in on a smartphone.

A recent study conducted in Finland has raised alarms about the excessive use of screens by children and teenagers. Over eight years, researchers followed 187 kids from ages 6 to 9, monitoring their ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s admittedly been a few years since I spent time scrolling through my now 14-year-old son’s text ...

If a student walked into a high school class wearing a T-shirt protesting the government’s harsh immigration policies, the First Amendment would protect their “speech.” But if they wrote a story in ...

Yondr, based in Mar Vista, makes a locking neoprene pouch that about 250 L.A. Unified schools are using to enforce the district’s new cellphone ban. Students at University Charter High School said ...

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