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Kids and Money: Starter phones for kids can come in handy

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 ...
CNN

Smartphones could be putting your kids at risk

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 ...
Yahoo

The "Home Phone" Is Back, and Your Kids Will Actually Love It

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 ...

Over half of teens are losing critical sleep to phone use after midnight

Teens already are sleep-deprived, and now they are scrolling their phones in bed on school nights. Nearly half of the teens ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Teens spend nearly an hour on phones in late-night hours before school, study finds

While determining the average time, researchers noted large variabilities, with nearly a quarter of them spending over 71.8 ...
New York Magazine

Smartwatches Are a Phone Alternative for Kids. But Which One to Get?

A series where we methodologically and obsessively try new products to tell you if they’re worth it so you don’t have to do all that work yourself. Read more reviews here. As a parent of newly minted ...
Business Wire

Ooma Launches MyPhone, a Modern Landline for Kids as Parents Delay Smartphones

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ooma, Inc. (NYSE: OOMA), a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, today announced the launch of MyPhone TM, a modern landline designed ...