Giving your teen a smartphone is a big decision for any parent, but a new study reveals it might not be as bad as you think.

A new study from the University of South Florida offers a fresh perspective on kids and smartphones—one that might surprise ...

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Bloomberg connected with experts from online child safety nonprofits Thorn, the Family Online Safety Institute and Common ...

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Three quarters of the parents questioned said they are concerned about what their children are seeing, hearing or doing ...

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According to a study courtesy of the University of South Florida, owning a phone can actually yield positive outcomes. It’s ...

Children who owned their smartphones fared better than kids who didn’t have one on nearly every measure of well-being, ...

Don’t let kids sleep with their smartphones. One in four kids surveyed sleep with a smartphone in their hand or in bed. Children who keep their phones in their bed don’t get enough sleep ...

Children who have their own smartphones fared better than kids who don't on nearly every measure of well-being assessed. Kids with smartphones were less likely to report depression and anxiety ...

And our kids are the same. That much we know. What we don’t know is how all this technology — smartphones and tablets and video games and social media use — affects us, especially our young ...