I have a love-hate relationship with my kids' smartphones. So I was relieved when I saw that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation that bans cell phones in public schools. School starts ...

If your kids get too much screen time then these tech gifts are the perfect way to get them off of their phones.

One common explanation for why children spend so much of their free time on screens goes like this: Smartphones and social-media platforms are addicting them. Kids stare at their devices and socialize ...

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, The Anxious ...

Kids love staring at their phones so much they don't want to do anything else, right? An explosive new Harris Poll finds that that is an urban (and suburban and rural) myth. What kids ages 8 to 12 ...

Remember when your biggest worry was missing your favorite TV show, not missing a text? Times have changed, and so have the challenges facing parents. More families are deciding to hold off on giving ...

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 ...

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 ...

Millennial and Gen Z Parents seem to be tested in ways that previous generations have never encountered regarding technology. The question isn't whether kids will eventually use devices but which type ...