For the first part of this study, researchers surveyed 1,510 Florida kids ages 11 to 13. On almost every metric measuring well-being, smartphone-owning kids showed better results.

If your child loves their tablet, but you struggle with finding appropriate games, try Pok Pok, a learning app for kids aged 2-8 that doesn’t feel like learning.

With anxiety and depression in kids and teens climbing, and policymakers looking to impose legislation on social media use to protect young people, the findings from a new study are likely to come ...

The first-of-its-kind, long-term study from USF also found 1 in 5 kids turns to reputable news outlets, but many never use news apps A 11-year-old boy plays with his father's phone outside school ...

New research suggests giving kids smartphones too early could come with serious mental health risks. The study links early phone use to anxiety, low self-worth, and even suicidal thoughts.

Adding further credence to the observation was the study’s finding that children’s animated movies appeared in the top 10 titles for app users but were absent from the same list for those viewing via ...

Then, watch kids carefully to see whether these strategies are working. A key takeaway of the study is that “if we do not examine their addictive use,” Xiao said, “we will likely miss it.” ...