COLUMBUS, Ohio — When it comes to texts and social media activity, the Aqua One smartphone looks to create transparency between kids and their parents. It’s a phone that allows parents to monitor ...

Social media is a minefield of dangers for teens, exposing them to extreme content like anorexia "thinspiration," drug culture, hardcore pornography, suicide glorification and even predatory grooming.

One student asked a search engine, “Why does my boyfriend hit me?” Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love. A gay teen opened up in an online diary about struggles with homophobic ...

Before your hand your kid their first phone, it’s important to make sure you’re setting them up for success. While phones are powerful tools that give kids independence, there is also some risk ...

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The news isn’t exactly new, but now it’s official. Yesterday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a warning about the effects of social media on mental health. The 25-page advisory focuses on kids ...

Cell phones, texting, IM, email, Facebook, MySpace–kids are interconnected today in ways hardly imagined two decades ago. But these technology-based communication platforms also enable new forms of an ...