I have a love-hate relationship with my kids' smartphones. So I was relieved when I saw that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation that bans cell phones in public schools. School starts ...

Tin Can co-founders from left, Graeme Davies, Chet Kittleson, and Max Blumen on the colorful landline phones the company makes. (Tin Can Photo) Answering the startup call is not always as literal as ...

This is Part 4 of our series examining The Anxious Generation. In Part 1, we explored the evidence for the teen "mental health crisis." In Part 2, we reviewed whether social media is actually causing ...

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 ...

Dear parents, every August, we buy the pencils, we pack the lunches and we tell ourselves we’re ready. But as another school year begins, I want to ask you to take a breath – and look past the ...

Millennial and Gen Z Parents seem to be tested in ways that previous generations have never encountered regarding technology. The question isn't whether kids will eventually use devices but which type ...

Sixth grader Charlotte Bolke welcomed the breakup of what she called “the cellphone group” at school this year. “[They were always] videoing each other doing TikTok dances, or watching TikTok, or even ...