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 ...

For parents, the decision to get your child their first cell phone comes with a lot of questions. There are a handful of logistical hurdles to clear, such as choosing a kid-friendly phone and then ...

At what age should a kid get a phone? It's a question dividing parents everywhere. These days, phones for kids are showing up earlier than ever, sometimes before a child even turns 10. For some ...

When I began researching the links between smartphones and teen depression in 2017, my children were very young: ages 10, 7, and 5. In the years afterward, journalists and parents frequently asked me, ...

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 ...

Parents who want their kids to cut back on screen time might want to get a handle on their own by designating specific parameters for their devices.

Prince William has spoken about when his children may get mobile phones and why it's becoming a "tense issue" with eldest son ...

Parents are saying "no" to smartphones for young kids. — -- Erica and Constantine Chigounis' daughter, Sophia, is in 9th grade and just turned 14. For her birthday, she was given a phone. And ...

“GMA” talks to a woman concerned about her teen son’s phone habits. — -- Kids who’re overly attached to their phones, possibly crossing the line into addiction, can be a problem for many families ...

A mom has been praised for introducing some retro technology to her home to give her kids independence while keeping them away from cell phones. Brittney Mast, 38, a stay-at-home mom of two from ...