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 ...
Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology, say experts
Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of ...
Smartphones should be BANNED for all under-18s, says Children’s Commissioner as she slams tech giants
SMARTPHONES should be banned for all under-18s, the Children’s Commissioner said yesterday. Rachel de Souza said tech giants ...
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Kids with smartphones report better mental health than those without, study finds
In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ Dr. Justin Martin shares surprising results from a study on screen ...
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Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media
A survey of more than 1500 children suggests that smartphones can be beneficial to their mental and social well-being – unless they start using social media. Justin Martin at the University of ...
Build child-safe smartphones rather than impose school bans, experts urge
The study, co-authored by Dr Victoria Goodyear, found that there was no evidence to suggest restrictive school phone policies ...
The U.K. Government Wouldn’t Ban Phones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.
In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign ...
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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, ...
Coalition of groups, child experts push for schools to implement phone-free policies
A coalition of more than 75 groups and child experts signed a letter calling on all schools to implement a phone-free policy.
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’ ...
Smartphone bans in isolation fail to equip children for healthy use of tech, say experts
Schools, teachers and parents require training and guidance to help them support children’s healthy use of technology’ ...