In today’s hyper-connected world, the question of when kids should get their first phone feels more urgent than ever. Parents are often torn between wanting to protect their children from potential ...

Free family resource developed with child psychologist Dr. Jacqueline Nesi addresses growing parental concerns about first phone use just in time for back-to-school "The First Phone Pact gives ...

Before your maturing adolescent child gets a smart phone for Christmas, their birthday, or just because, think about opting ...

Children's media expert: Wait as long as possible to give kids a phone. April 16, 2011— -- For kids and cell phones these days, the parental focal point is no longer a matter of if, but when.

There’s a new hallmark milestone every modern parent eventually faces: A child asks for a smartphone, often earlier than expected, and suddenly families are deciding what the “right age” should be. It ...

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

To have a kid in 2025 is to be anxious about when they’ll inevitably start asking for a phone. It’s easy for me, the mom of a toddler, to say I will wait as long as possible to give my son any kind of ...

Getting a smartphone today is one of the biggest coming-of-age moments in a kid’s life. “My First Phone” is a new documentary following four kids before, during and after they get their first ...

Millennial and Gen Z Parents seem to be tested in ways that previous generations have never encountered regarding technology. The question isn't whether kids will eventually use devices but which type ...

Earlier this year, I decided to get my son his first phone as he was entering middle school. I wanted something affordable, reasonably durable, and not so underpowered that it would feel sluggish. I ...

If you think your preteen’s smartphone is harming their health, you may be right. A new study of more than 10,000 U.S. adolescents has found that kids who own a smartphone before the age of 12 are at ...