Choosing to get a smartphone for your child can be a daunting task. Are they really ready for a smartphone? Will they be ostracized by their friends without the right phone? How do you keep them safe ...

Earlier this year, a parent on Reddit’s r/Parenting forum posted a deceptively simple question: at what age should a kid get ...

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 ...

Back-to-school shopping is in full swing, and parents might be wondering whether they should be getting their child a smartphone this year. Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” a book ...

My kids have been begging for a phone since they were younger than I’d like to admit. They’ve turned cardboard boxes into play phones, imitating adults texting and scrolling, and watched over my ...