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From wooden toys to outdoor play, parents and educators are driving the push to delay kids’ tech exposure in favor of more hands-on experiences. About 68% of parents with children under 6 say ...
Documentary Takes New Look at Impact of Technology on Kids "Screenagers" examines the difficult parenting issue of navigating a child's access to screens and technology.
As a mom, my news feed is flooded with cautionary tales about all the ways technology will ruin my kids—and all the ways I must protect them. Social-media bans. Screen-time limits. The “Wait ...
For technologically inclined parents, the Skechers AirTag pocket offers a low-tech, low-frills introduction to child tracking particularly for toddlers who are too young for a smartwatch or phone.
When Karandeep Anand’s 5-year-old daughter gets home from school, they fire up the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI so she can chat about her day with her favorite ...
Skechers is the latest kids shoe company to include a hidden slot for an Apple AirTag, letting parents track their child's shoe location using Apple's Find My app.
Consumer tech journalist talks back-to-school gadgets with safety and learning in mind Here's what one consumer tech journalist says parents should consider before getting the latest gadgets.
The Pinwheel Watch is designed specifically for kids aged 7 to 14, offering parental management tools, GPS tracking, texting, and more.
DVDs, CD players, cassettes: Old-school tech is helping parents entertain their kids with no algorithms, no autoplay "When it's over, it's over." ...
Back to school is the ideal time for a high-tech backpack upgrade. As back-to-school planning jumps into high gear, my top recommendation is a secure, high-tech backpack that's ready for anything.
In today's tech Bytes, ABC's Andrew Dymburt shares, YouTube is testing out a new system to guess your age. The age verification tools will use indicators like the types of videos you search for.