U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned that age 13 and younger is too early for America's kids to be using social media platforms — despite this being the minimum age to join many of these ...

Those of us who grew up before the digital age have many reasons to remember those years with fondness. Now, a team of researchers has given us one more reason. "Smartphone Ownership, Age of ...

NEW YORK – What is the “right” age to get your child a smartphone? It is a question that vexes many parents – torn between their pleading tweens and researchers who warn about the potential harms of ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Ran Barzilay, a psychiatrist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, won’t be letting his 9-year-old son get a smartphone before age 13. He made the decision based on ...

The earlier the age a child received a smartphone the greater the health risk. Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new ...

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...

It’s the age-old debate — at what age should kids get a cellphone? The downsides of too much screen time are well-documented, with increased anxiety, eye strain and poor attention span among the chief ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee of experts to conduct a consensus study on learning and development of youth in out-of-school time (OST) ...

The study also found that kids with a smartphone before their teenage years also have an increased risk of getting insufficient sleep Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...