It came as little surprise to me that my seven-year-old granddaughter now has her own phone – and it’s simple for her to operate to boot. Like many kids her age, she long ago mastered how to use the ...

The big debate over what age kids should have access to cellphones and social media took centerstage Tuesday night. A new ...

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 ...

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at an increased risk for depression, obesity, and lack of sleep, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers looked ...

How New York schools are adapting to a new phone ban and a look at Lt. Gov. Delgado’s daily work. We explore how New York’s new bell-to-bell cell phone ban is changing classrooms across the state.