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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Having a smartphone may be harmful for children younger than 12, according to a new study. The study published Monday in 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 ...

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. What's more, researchers found ...

Parents everywhere wrestle with one big question. What is the right age to let a child have a smartphone? Tweens ask for one long before many adults feel ready. At the same time, researchers keep ...