Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on the effects of social media on youth mental health. This week he also issued an advisory on "parental stress," specifically naming monitoring children's phone use as a cause. But it's not just about academics. Cellphone restrictions can also assist with ...
The National Center for Education Statistics found in 2020, there were already cell phone bans in place in 76 percent of U.S. schools, but then another survey found some 97 percent of students who have cell phones are ...
She cites hopeful statistics culled from public opinion surveys that say “98 percent of Americans say they move away from others when talking on a wireless phone in public” and “the vast majority (86 percent) say they ‘never’ or ‘rarely’ speak on wireless phones while conducting an ...
Mental health and school safety are top of mind for supporters and opponents of phone use in schools.
Alongside rapid growth in phone ownership comes the sinister problem of smartphone addiction. What is it? Is it real? What are the statistics around it? What can we do about it? That’s what we’re here to find out.
The push for cellphone bans has been driven by concerns about the impact screen time has on children’s mental health and complaints from teachers that cellphones have become a constant distraction in the classroom. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has called on C...
An essay on cell phone addiction. Are we addicted to our cell phones? This is a common question that has arisen in the past several years as our phone technology and capabilities continue to increase. According to recent statistics, 85% of the U.S. population are cell phone users (Chen)...
Indiana and Ohio passed their own laws this year, while several other states have recently introduced what is becoming known as “phone-free schools” legislation. The National Center for Education Statistics reported that 76% of public schools prohibited “non-academic cell phone use” dur...
This is a common question that has arisen in the past several years as our phone technology and capabilities continue to increase. According to recent statistics, 85% of the U.S. population are cell phone users (Chen).We Americans use our cell phones to do just about everything. We talk...
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