For more than a decade, two companies have controlled nearly everything about how Americans use their smartphones. Apple and ...

The iPad can be an important tool in a parent's playbook for instilling a love of learning early on. These are some of the best educational apps for younger learners. We don't intend to add to the ...

Responsible apps designed for children should offer a clear and accessible privacy policy. Apps and websites provide links to their privacy policy in the app store or on its homepage. If you can't ...

Emma Liptrot has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Adam Kenneth Dubé receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Mitacs, ...

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, children between the ages of 6 and 17 should get at least an hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every single day. But with so ...

As parents, we know how quickly kids pick up technology—faster than we can say “Who downloaded this?” Many apps look harmless ...

Our children spend more time on their phones than ever. Some 80% of European 9-16-year-olds access the internet from their phones every day. In the UK, 91% of children have a mobile phone by the age ...

Summer vacation is fast approaching, meaning your child's screen time will most likely increase exponentially. That doesn't mean, however, that their moments glued to their tablet can't offer some ...

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Even a brief review of the App Store revealed more than 200 “risky or inappropriate” apps rated as ok for children, according to a new report. They had collectively notched up more than 550 million ...

The app, called Kurbo, is aimed at children ages 8 to 17. More than 78,000 people have signed a petition online calling on WW, formerly Weight Watchers, to remove its new app aimed at children ages 8 ...