If your child's already started their Christmas list, or wants to keep up with some of their friends, they might be asking you for a mobile phone. However much they beg, though, knowing whether or not ...

A viral video showing a young child locking herself inside a room to use a mobile phone has alarmed parents online ...

Parents may be distracted by their phones even when they're not on their phones, new research suggests. - FreshSplash/E+/Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of ...

Karnataka may ban mobile phone use for kids under 16 amid concerns over addiction, but parents worry about safety and enforcement challenges.| India News ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock/Olena Yakobchuk. In recent discussions surrounding mobile phone policies in schools, a significant proposal has emerged advocating for phone-free days from the start of the ...

Like many parents, I’ve been cautious about giving my children access to phones. I’ve warned them about the mental health perils of social media, digital addiction, about becoming “zombies” lost in ...

Yes, you should be spooked. A surprising dynamic surfaced in recent Girl Scouts of the USA research. Girls aren’t just struggling with their own screen time, they’re struggling with their parents’ ...

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 ...

Phones in school have been a topic of debate for… well, ever since mobile phones first appeared. Back in my school days in Delhi, India, students would leave their phones on the class teacher’s desk ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how parents of kids ages 12 and younger approach their children’s technology use and screen time. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,054 parents ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. 62% of children younger than two now watch YouTube, at least occasionally. That’s sharply ...

The Karnataka government is considering restricting mobile phone use for children under 16, citing rising addiction and exposure to harmful influences.