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 ...

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 ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Because of time’s arrow, my daughter, who was once a toddler, is now a preteen. A new question thus arises: When should I let her get a smartphone? This problem ...

Smartwatch for kids TickTalk has announced a new update which allows the TickTalk 5 to send and receive SMS text massaging to and from any cellphone. The update also supports sending and receiving ...

BREA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TickTalk, the leading cellular smartwatch provider for kids, today announces a leap forward in ease-of-use. With a new update, the TickTalk 5 watch can send ...

To have a kid in 2025 is to be anxious about when they’ll inevitably start asking for a phone. It’s easy for me, the mom of a toddler, to say I will wait as long as possible to give my son any kind of ...

As a parent of newly minted third- and fifth-graders who has worked in children’s technology and media for 20 years, I’ve watched as the conversation around smart devices has become ubiquitous on the ...

It turns out that Apple's new Adaptive Power mode extends beyond the iPhone. Starting with watchOS 26, Adaptive Power is enabled by default on all compatible Apple Watch models set up via Apple Watch ...

Garmin just announced a refresh of its Bounce smartwatch for kids and the big headline is the exorbitant price. It costs $300, which is twice the cost of the previous generation and $50 more than an ...

As part of a surprise wave of new launches, Garmin has unveiled the Bounce 2, a reimagined LTE-connected smartwatch for kids. The latest upgrade to the line, which is available now for $300/£260 (plus ...

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LAGENIO, a global leader in kid’s smartwatches, is set to debut its next-generation innovation at IFA 2025 in Berlin, Germany, Booth NO: H27h-12. LAGENIO has unveiled two new ...