The decision to give a child a smartphone is not one to be taken lightly. While smartphones offer many benefits, such as ...

Wondering when to give your child a smartphone? Learn key factors to consider, from age and responsibility to safety and ...

A large new study finds smartphone ownership positively correlated with multiple measures of well being in 11- to 13-year-old ...

The groundbreaking new study found that children from a particular age group can greatly benefit from having a phone. Here's ...

Researchers found smartphones may boost kids' mental health, social ties Kids with phones reported higher self-esteem, fewer feelings of depression Study suggests it's not screen time, but how ...

Deciding when to give a child a smartphone involves considering their emotional maturity, understanding of online risks, and responsibility. A smartphone can be a powerful tool for learning ...

I wanted to start by getting a kind of report card of where we are on the various aspects of what you're trying to do: phones in school, age gating, social media, getting kids to have more free ...

Smartphone use should be restricted for children outside of school to keep them safe ‘beyond the classroom’, the Children's Commissioner has suggested It comes as a major new survey of 19,000 ...

It's funny how much media coverage is devoted to anything suggesting that phones might be ruining kids—and how little coverage goes to studies suggesting the opposite. So it goes with a new ...

The question of when children should get smartphones and whether these devices are harmful has sparked debate for years, but new research from the University of South Florida challenges some long-held ...