For many families, finding tech devices for kids that balance entertainment, creativity, and education remains an ongoing challenge. Most children's devices fall into one of two categories: educationa ...

Tech CEOs Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, and others focus on creative tech use for kids rather than screen time limits. Short-form video is a worry.

My kids have been begging for a phone since they were younger than I’d like to admit. They’ve turned cardboard boxes into play phones, imitating adults texting and scrolling, and watched over my ...

Walk into nearly any American school this fall and you’ll see a striking trend: phones are gone. Locked pouches. Classroom baskets. Outright bans. Three out of four U.S. public schools now prohibit ...

Millennial and Gen Z Parents seem to be tested in ways that previous generations have never encountered regarding technology. The question isn't whether kids will eventually use devices but which type ...

Want your child to spend less time on their phone, tablet or gaming device? Start by downsizing your own digital consumption. According to a study published in 2024, one of the strongest predictors of ...

Technology, especially when kids are involved, usually requires something far less miraculous, such as patience, planning and a few thoughtful conversations about online safety. Taking the time now ...

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 ...