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.

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

Most of us parents can’t survive a day without our smartphones (let’s be honest), so it’s no wonder our kids want what we've got. But the question of at what age should a kid get a phone is a bit ...

Ask a parent today what they worry about, and many will mention screen time. Teens can’t put down their phones, TikTok becomes pervasive by sixth grade, and is my kid really doing homework on their ...

Because of time’s arrow, my daughter, who was once a toddler, is now a preteen. A new question thus arises: When should I let her get a smartphone? This problem isn’t new to me. I have two older kids, ...

Nowadays, it’s not unusual to see a kid glued to the screen of a smartphone or tablet. More and more you might hear the term ‘screenagers’ to describe this young generation that seemingly cannot be ...

While many have embraced technology as adults, there's still widespread debate about how to introduce kids to it without putting them at risk for developing mental health problems like addiction or ...

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 ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. What age should kids get phones? – Yuvi, age 10, ...