While many have embraced technology as adults, there's still widespread debate about how to introduce kids to it without putting them at risk for developing mental health problems like addiction or ...
Anxious, depressed, isolated and worthless — that’s how the DeKalb County School District said its 91,000 students increasingly feel. From TikTok to YouTube, Georgia’s third-largest school district ...
There’s a new hallmark milestone every modern parent eventually faces: A child asks for a smartphone, often earlier than expected, and suddenly families are deciding what the “right age” should be. It ...
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 ...
(WJW) – Some parents have decided that, although a cell phone seems too dangerous or distracting, they would still like their children to be able to learn the communication skills that come with using ...
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and teaches parents, students and teachers how to manage screen time. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is ...
Landlines from companies like Tin Can allow kids to chat with their friends without all the distracting apps and pings of a smartphone. (Photo illustration: Nathalie Cruz/Yahoo News; photo: Courtesy ...