A major study, the first of its kind, has revealed key insights into the extent to which children under 3 years old have access to digital technology in the home, how they use it and how it supports ...

In the last decade or so, media itself has become obsessed with the condemnation of technology and social media. A quick Google search yields dozens upon dozens of articles lamenting society’s ...

When wisely chosen and used well, technology has many benefits for children and adolescents. Videogames and interactive online activities can provide learning opportunities that expand a child’s world ...

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to a host of websites for children, some safe and others not so kid-friendly. My daughter is only 3 1/2, but she has already discovered the internet, with sites such as the Disney Princess page where ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - 98 percent of Americans own a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center. With technology’s high prevalence in everyday life, it’s nearly impossible to prevent young ...

Do AI models understand the language that they produce? To help answer this question and elucidate the mechanisms of language acquisition more generally, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A new report from a San Francisco-based nonprofit is revealing some daunting statistics about screen time among children. The report from Common Sense Media, known for offering ...

If you’ve been following the conversation around kids and screens, then you’re probably familiar with New York University psychologist Jonathan Haidt. But just because Haidt is one of the most ...

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 ...

In this photograph illustration, a 10-year-old boy uses an Apple Ipad tablet computer. CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTY IMAGES In this photograph illustration, a 10-year-old boy uses an Apple Ipad tablet ...