Parents are eager to give their kids smartphones so they can "be in touch" with them. But smartphones make children out of touch with everything outside the cell phone world.
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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Parents are reverting to landline phones to stop their kids becoming smartphone addicts
As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber ...
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To stave off smartphones, parents answer the landline’s call: ‘I can’t recommend it highly enough’
A growing cohort of parents are looking back to their own childhoods for a lower-tech alternative to smartphones.
Many of us remember spending long hours as tweens and teenagers chatting to our friends on the house phone. We knew their ...
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Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than experts recommend. How to handle it
Most kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend, according to new research. A majority of parents of kids ages 11 to 12 said their child has a smartphone, a Pew ...
Most kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend, according to new research.A majority of parents of kids ages 11 to 12 said their child has a smartphone, a Pew ...
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