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Kids and Money: Starter phones for kids can come in handy

Now she’ s graduated to a Tin Can– the modern version that is. This Tin Can is one of a number of so-called“ dumb phones,” ...
Psychology TodayOpinion

Why It's Not Smart to Give Your Child a Smartphone

Parents are eager to give their kids smartphones so they can "be in touch" with them. But smartphones make children out of ...
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Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend. How to handle it

POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR THAT SHOOTER. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. NOW, A NEWLY RELEASED STUDY FINDS THAT KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 13 WHO USE SMARTPHONES HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH ...
Long Island PressOpinion

Champions for Children advocates for cellphone-free environment for kids in Plainview

We’re currently a grassroots group of local parents who are banding together to restore childhood,” said Jill Seplowitz, the ...
KTVU

Kids with smartphones reported higher well-being than kids without, study finds

Children who owned their smartphones fared better than kids who didn’t have one on nearly every measure of well-being, according to a recent study. Conversely, using social media negatively impacted ...
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Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend. How to handle 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 ...