The signs are quieter than you'd think: a phone turned face-down, a favorite game abandoned, a joke about 'drama' that isn't a joke. Here's what the evidence says to watch for, and what to do next.
The proposed updates would limit data retention, tighten ad targeting, and push platforms toward real age checks — none of it final yet.
A new university study tested 309 reading apps against what actually teaches phonics. Here's what held up, what didn't, and how to tell the difference.
Half a century of evidence, from Sesame Street studies to today's co-viewing research, shows content quality and adult company matter more than the hour count.
Children can learn to decode images the way they decode text — through questions, vocabulary, and slow looking, long before they can name a single artist.
The proposed updates would limit data retention, tighten ad targeting, and push platforms toward real age checks — none of it final yet.
The signs are quieter than you'd think: a phone turned face-down, a favorite game abandoned, a joke about 'drama' that isn't a joke. Here's what the evidence says to watch for, and what to do next.
The federal children's privacy rule governs data, not content. Here is what it requires of an app, what the 2025 amendments changed, and where the decision is still yours.
Ask what they already heard, tell the truth in age-sized pieces, and end with what is being done and who is helping.
Screen-free time survives only when it is planned, social, and slightly novel; boredom alone is not a plan.
Separate profiles, kids' modes, purchase locks, and a short conversation about terms: the whole setup takes one evening.
The signs are quieter than you'd think: a phone turned face-down, a favorite game abandoned, a joke about 'drama' that isn't a joke. Here's what the evidence says to watch for, and what to do next.
Three separate voluntary systems label the screens in your home, each run by different people and each measuring different things. Here is who assigns them, what the labels mean in their own words, and where the research says they fall short.
The proposed updates would limit data retention, tighten ad targeting, and push platforms toward real age checks — none of it final yet.