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Kids Who Get Phones Before Age 12 Are More Likely To Develop 3 Health Issues As Teenagers, Finds Study

Generation Alpha kids are begging for smartphones younger than ever, but multiple studies now show how detrimental this can ...
Business Insider

When my kids got their first phones at 10, I made them sign a physical contract. They're teenagers now, and it's still binding.

When my oldest daughter turned 10, many of her friends were already getting phones. At the time, I was working as a middle school teacher, and I had a front-row seat to what constant screen time was ...

This Buried Apple Feature Turns an iPhone Into the Perfect Kids’ Dumb Phone

Apple built a tool for people with cognitive disabilities, but I accidentally discovered it’s also the best kids’ phone setup ...
Wired

Tin Can Is a Dumb Phone for Kids. Can Someone Teach Them How to Use It?

In late December, the 21st to be exact, my friends Amos and Clara called me 17 times. On December 22 it was eight times. The calls were short—sometimes only 30 to 45 seconds, and they usually arrived ...

The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids

Tin Can is a kid-friendly WiFi phone that replicates an old-fashioned landline. It's aimed at parents who want to delay giving their kids a cellphone.
CNN

Kids are spending a lot of their school days on their phones

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 ...
Yahoo

When my kids got their first phones at 10, I made them sign a physical contract. They're teenagers now, and it's still binding.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When my kids turned 10 and got their first phones, my husband and I made them sign a contract. They're now teenagers, and that ...