(Stacker) - Many kids get their first phone as a gift. In fact, according to a 2022 study in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 59.1% of participants (kids ages 4-18) reported getting their first cell ...

Nowadays, most children have access to technology like iPhones and iPads from a very early age -- but it isn’t always the best choice for their mental health and development. That’s why many parents ...

A new study on smartphone use and its effect on adolescents’ health may be one more reason parents should hold off on getting their kids the devices.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — In Greystones, Ireland, kids get their first smartphones when they are 13 years old and are about to enter what we would say is seventh grade. Can parents tell a ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — For a parent of adolescent or teenage kids, the topic has likely grabbed and perhaps held attention in recent years: what should a young person’s relationship be with a cell ...

Consumer advisor Clark Howard highlights a budget-friendly cell phone plan for kids offered by Helium Mobile, costing just $5 per month. The Helium Mobile kids’ plan includes unlimited talk and text, ...

Editor's Note: This is third piece in a three-part series about cell phone policies in Quad-Cities schools. Students are talking to each other again, said teacher Scott King. King has taught physics ...