This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. A few days ago I talked to Ava, an Indiana fifth-grader, on the phone. I mean ...

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Building positive connections with teachers and peers in the classroom can be critical to the mental health and academic success of children and adolescents. Yet a new national poll from The Kids ...

Researchers say children using too much technology are showing up to school unable to hold pencils or cut paper with scissors. Here’s some advice for parents. Share on Pinterest Smartphones and ...

“Blueprint is a love letter to little me.” So said Serinda Swan in an interview. Swan is frequently thought of an actress in popular shows such as Reacher and Ballers. But she was speaking about a ...

There's an abundance of research that shows technology is harmful to both kids' mental health and their ability to learn. The debate over how technology and screens are impacting kids has raged for ...

I started teaching at my current school about 15 years ago. It was the school's first year fully implementing its new technology plan. Each student would receive a MacBook, and we were to use them in ...

In the past two decades, technology has revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives. From healthcare to communication, the digital age has reshaped how we work, interact, and learn. But as we ...

A fitness tracker aimed at children raises issues of design ethics, incentives, and more. A technology company recently released a “fitness watch” aimed at children and designed with the goal of ...

Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for healthy use of technology, argues a group of international experts in The BMJ. They say the focus should shift to a ...