The phone Morse got her daughter is light pink with a curly cord and sits atop a buffet table outside the family’s kitchen.

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OF SNOW. LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM, CELL PHONES ARE EVERYWHERE AND YOU NEED ONE TO FUNCTION IN TODAY’S WORLD. BUT FOR KIDS, HOW DO THEY HANDLE THIS POWERFUL DEVICE SAFELY? AND HOW DO PARENTS SET ...

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Kids watches also come with built-in guardrails that the parent can customize from a companion app on their phones. Kids' smartwatches are also designed with their needs and interests in mind.

HOW MUCH TIME? FOGARTY POINTS TO RESEARCH THAT SHOWS KIDS ARE SPENDING 7 TO 10 HOURS ON THEIR PHONES EVERY DAY AT HOME, IN THE CAR, IN THE CLASSROOM. IT IS SO HARD TO CAPTURE OUR STUDENTS ATTENTION.

According to a study courtesy of the University of South Florida, owning a phone can actually yield positive outcomes. It’s social media that does the harm.

Also, our survey didn’t ask kids how long phones have been banned at their schools. If the bans just launched, there may be positive effects on mental health or grades yet to come.

Letters to the Editor: Kids with phones are the biggest psychological experiment in history A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois in 2023.

Several parents in Westboro, Massachusetts are working together to find the right time to give kids their first phones.

The distraction with phones is twofold, said Georgia Association of Educators president Lisa Morgan. First is kids getting absorbed with their devices rather than paying attention in class.