New Jersey schools are moving to ban cell phones during the school day, aiming for better focus and safety, while sparking ...

The state Department of Education will develop guidelines for all 600 public school districts to limit the student use of ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Uganda is widely praised as one of the world’s most welcoming refugee hosts, opening its borders to families fleeing war and instability in South Sudan, DR Congo, Somalia, Burundi and beyond. But ...

The study also found that kids with a smartphone before their teenage years also have an increased risk of getting insufficient sleep Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

Dec. 1 (UPI) --A new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly are at greater risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep. The ...

Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics found that owning a smartphone during ...

The earlier the age a child received a smartphone the greater the health risk. Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new ...

Singapore will bar the use of smartphones and smartwatches in secondary schools starting in January, as countries debate how to curb children’s access to digital devices. The move aims to cultivate ...

Three young students sit around a Chromebook in the southeast corner of their Liberty Launch Academy classroom. Whimsical cloud decorations hang above them as they diligently listen to testimonies on ...

Everyone has heard the advice to not use your smartphone before going to sleep—and many of us have ignored it. In fact, you might be reading this very article while in bed. If that’s the case, it ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has accused an Alachua County elementary school teacher of violating state law for using the gender-neutral courtesy title “Mx.” Uthmeier called the Talbot ...