Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.

INTO WORK. STATE LEADERS IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA ARE GOING AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA APPS. THEY SAY IT’S CAUSING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN KIDS. SOME MIGHT SAY KIDS NEED TO BE REGULATED, BUT IT’S NOT ...

As parents and experts search for ways to understand and improve the mental health crisis that has gripped adolescents over the past few years, much of their attention has focused on smartphones and ...

Is a digital detox calling your name? Despite the restoration of TikTok, serial scrollers — some of whom might be addicted to social apps — might still want to take a break from their perpetual media ...

Study followed participants for years, starting at around 9 or 10 years old High social media addiction linked to higher risk of suicidal thoughts Total screen time had no effect According to NPR, Dr.

Smartphones are often blamed overwhelmingly for ruining the mental health of kids and fostering a wide range of issues such as showing digital addiction patterns or imbibing bad ideas from the ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The 600,000-member-strong union NYSUT—which stands for New York State United Teachers—held a conference on September 20 to talk cellphones, social media, and education. The ...

The nation’s second largest school district has had enough of cellphones. The Los Angeles Unified School District board of education voted on Tuesday to ban students from using smartphones—a move that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the No. 2 cell phone maker, unveiled a slimmer Razr phone on Tuesday and said it was working with some Hollywood studios to put movies on handsets as it aims to ...