A family sits in a crowded restaurant, and one of the parents hands their toddler a phone to play a game as the little one settles into a high chair. Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower ...

Almost a third of children who use AI chatbots say they would describe the technology as like one of their friends, a survey ...

Around a third of the children who use AI chatbots say they would describe the technology as a friend, a survey has found.

Tots under the age of five suffer adverse effects if their moms and dads are distracted by the bings and dings of modern technology, according to a startling new study on the dangers of “technoference ...

Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and ...

AI is a big source of concern for many parents, so we spoke to Katie Freeman-Tayler, head of policy and research at Internet ...

How old do you have to be to start using an AI chatbot? In some families, children as young as kindergarten age are already engaging with the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini. That's according to a new ...

While many children find these virtual friends fun and engaging, chatbots also pose potential risks.

What counts as “sensitive information” is not always obvious to children. Some examples, like a home address or phone number, are easier to recognize. Others depend on context. For instance, when a ...

Cellphones are poised to become a bigger problem for elementary schools as a significant percentage of young children now have their own personal devices. More than half of kids have their own ...

As smartphones and tablets become increasingly embedded in daily life, a growing body of research is raising alarms about their subtle yet significant effects on young children. A new study published ...