Bill Gates: This book is a 'must-read' for parents—it calls for banning smartphones in schools
Given the childhood habits that were "crucial" to Bill Gates's success and how the world has changed, the billionaire ...
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A Brief History of Moral Panics about Kids and Media
Whenever a revolutionarily new means of communication comes along, the young glom onto it and many of their elders believe it ...
Safety concerns driving parents to spend big on smartphones for kids
Despite ongoing cost-of-living concerns, parents are spending big on phones for their kids at younger ages than ever.
These parents won’t give their kids iPhones — but they have clever work-arounds: ‘I can’t keep them in a bubble forever’
If a kid has a phone, it’s almost like it’s a body part and they just can’t fathom the thought of not having it on them at all times,” Jenna Rhodes, an assistant ...
I went hands-on with the new Pinwheel smartwatch for kids — and it reminds me a lot of an Apple Watch Ultra
The new Pinwheel smartwatch is one of the coolest wearables I came across at CES 2025. And though it looks like a proper ...
‘Kids will interact more’: Brazil bans smartphones at school
We cannot allow humanism to be replaced by algorithms,” the Brazilian president said after signing the new law.
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Bill Gates: This book is a ‘must-read' for parents—it calls for banning smartphones in schools
Today's kids spend less time outside, exploring and playing with friends, than previous generations, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and social media. That switch from a "play-based ...