As smartphones get smarter, a growing contingent of families and experts are considering simpler ways to stay connected, safe, and, yes, entertained. For many, it means choosing to either cut out tech ...

Oregon mom Britteny Mast is raising two school-aged children who may want to start staying home alone ... but she and her husband don't want them to have their own cellphone. So together with her ...

For many families, the jump from no phone to smartphone feels like a leap they’re not ready to make. Kids want to talk to friends and relatives, and parents want them to be able to reach someone in an ...

Like nearly everyone, my wife and I both have smartphones, but for more than a decade, we’ve also had what looks and acts like a “landline” in my home office and our bedroom. Related Articles Magid: ...

Minneapolis — Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling’s family recently encountered a gaggle of them who had brought their screens into a resort’s hot ...