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An expert explains why the developing brains of kids and teens need to be protected from engaging in daily copious smartphone usage.

One of Sydney’s top private girls’ schools will ban students in Year 9 and below from bringing smartphones past the gate, as its principal warns “we still have more thinking to do” on technology in ...

Young people struggling at school are more likely to have negative experiences on their smartphones than their better performing peers, a study has found.

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There is a growing bid to get smartphones banned from all schools in Cornwall due to the damaging effects on pupils, from a lack of concentration to depression and cyber-bullying. All schools in ...

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