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Kids and Money: Starter phones for kids can come in handy

Now she’ s graduated to a Tin Can– the modern version that is. This Tin Can is one of a number of so-called“ dumb phones,” ...
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The Surprising Truth About Kids, Smartphones, and Mental Health What Every Parent Needs to Know

Giving your six-year-old a smartphone is like handing them the keys to a Ferrari exciting, but potentially disastrous. That sensationalist headline might be a bit of an overstatement, but the latest ...
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What we learned when we surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health

Two people view a video on Tik Tok in Miami on Dec. 27, 2024. In Florida, a bill that bans cellphone use in elementary and middle schools, from bell to bell, recently sailed through the state ...
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Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend. How to handle it

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 ...
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What the Tech: Kids and phones in Greystones, Ireland

SHREVEPORT, La. - Imagine a coastal town where nearly every child walks to school without a phone buzzing in their pocket. No TikTok, Instagram, or late-night scrolling under the covers. That’s ...
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She Started the Debate About Kids and Phones. Now She Wants to End It.

The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen. By Catherine Pearson Jean Twenge’s three teenage daughters ...