A viral video showing a young child locking herself inside a room to use a mobile phone has alarmed parents online ...
If your child's already started their Christmas list, or wants to keep up with some of their friends, they might be asking you for a mobile phone. However much they beg, though, knowing whether or not ...
Parents may be distracted by their phones even when they're not on their phones, new research suggests. - FreshSplash/E+/Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of ...
Like many parents, I’ve been cautious about giving my children access to phones. I’ve warned them about the mental health perils of social media, digital addiction, about becoming “zombies” lost in ...
Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how parents of kids ages 12 and younger approach their children’s technology use and screen time. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,054 parents ...
Yes, you should be spooked. A surprising dynamic surfaced in recent Girl Scouts of the USA research. Girls aren’t just struggling with their own screen time, they’re struggling with their parents’ ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. 62% of children younger than two now watch YouTube, at least occasionally. That’s sharply ...
A ban on pupils using smartphones during the school day has been demanded by peers in a Government defeat, amid calls to give youngsters “their childhood back”. The Tory-led move, backed in the Lords ...