School districts use bots to monitor student email and web searches for signs of self-harm or violence; tips for parents on being proactive about their teens’ and tweens’ mental health.

Smartwatches at school are distracting and help students cheat and cut class—yet schools’ tech policies aren’t keeping up with Apple Watch, GizmoWatch and other phone-like wearables.

As kids return to school, parents are looking for ways to limit their children’s videogame time, without making it feel like a punishment.

School transportation is about to get more complicated, but kids’ ride-hailing apps can help, as in-person learning returns, parents’ back-to-office plans keep shifting and Covid-19 cases rise.

Parents say they use apps to keep tabs on their children’s safety, and some kids don’t mind the extra monitoring. But experts caution that the digital leash can hamper young adults’ ability to mature.

As in-person school returns, here’s help for parents grappling with whether to get their children a phone—and how they can use it wisely.

Children who were really into princesses at around age 5 were more likely at around 10 to hold progressive views about gender roles and to reject the idea that boys should stifle their emotions, a researcher finds.

Many children have to give up digital devices and social media at summer camp, cold turkey—providing an excellent opportunity to reset the tech rules at home.

Distracted driving is a factor in 6 out of 10 teen crashes. Holding a phone while driving has been shown to increase the risk of a crash or near crash by up to four times.

If you are the victim of a cyberbully, you could be entitled to compensation. That’s the pitch insurance companies are making. But is cyber insurance really necessary?