New research links earlier smartphone access to higher risks of depression, poor sleep, and obesity in kids, underscoring why families may want to delay the first phone.

In an eighth-grade Sacajawea Middle School classroom, a student reads out loud from a textbook. His classmates take notes with pencil and paper. Teacher Cindy Schwartzenberger hands out worksheets the ...

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at an increased risk for depression, obesity, and lack of sleep, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers looked ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —Research shows cyberbullying is on the rise. Many experts attribute the increase to children having cell phones and more access to a wide variety of social media ...

As kids go back to school, districts across the Pittsburgh region are grappling with how to deal with kids having cell phones at school. Congressman Chris Deluzio, who represents part of Allegheny ...

I have a love-hate relationship with my kids' smartphones. So I was relieved when I saw that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation that bans cell phones in public schools. School starts ...

Like millions of families across the country, my household is loud, busy and plugged in. As a mom of five boys, I understand how much our kids rely on their phones. We use cell phones not just for fun ...

Superintendents in four Connecticut districts that implemented cell phone bans over the past few years are seeing improvements in a number of areas. State Rep. Jennifer Leeper D-Fairfield, co-chair of ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Parents are sharing their thoughts on the cell phone restrictions in New York State schools in the wake of the mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. Starting this school ...