Phones aren’t always bad for kids. Social media does the real harm
According to a study courtesy of the University of South Florida, owning a phone can actually yield positive outcomes. It’s ...
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Kids with smartphones reported higher well-being than kids without, study finds
Despite kids who reported having overall better well-being compared to kids who did not own smartphones, they also reported ...
Study suggests smartphones may benefit kids, but public social media use poses risks
A groundbreaking new study of young people's digital media use has revealed surprising results, including evidence that ...
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Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media
In the ongoing debate over the benefits and harms of smartphone use in children, initial data from a US survey suggests the ...
Want to know what your kids are doing on their phones? Boston-based Aura has a solution.
Newly enhanced AI tools from the cyber company aim to provide warnings about unhealthy behavior while maintaining the kids’ ...
A magnetic pouch is key to enforcing school cellphone bans. Kids are getting around it
Yondr makes a locking pouch that for years has been used at entertainment events to sequester cellphones and now is being ...
NY parents push lawmakers to back Hochul’s smartphone ban over fears Dems watering it down: ‘Must not take the wrong path’
Parent advocates are making an 11th hour push to urge state lawmakers to back Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed statewide “bell-to ...
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The Nanophone can be used as an emergency backup phone in your glove compartment, as a safety line when you’re out on a run, ...
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PanPan Kids Smartwatch review: a safer alternative to a smartphone for young children
Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a ...
'I banned my kids from using phones - schools should too'
Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott has been pushing for a law that requires headteachers to ban phones in ...
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Kids with smartphones reported higher well-being than kids without, study finds
Children who owned their smartphones fared better than kids who didn’t have one on nearly every measure of well-being, according to a recent study. Conversely, using social media negatively ...