Category: Teenagers and Smartphones

Teens and Cell Phones

Dear Ms Smartphone: Is this normal? My daughter is 15 and a junior in high school. She is always taking pictures of herself…more than 20 a day…. Then she shares some of them with her friends. When I ask her about it she says all teenage girls do this...

Cuddle Fairy Board Game

Dear Smartphone: Family Holiday or Digital Holiday?

 Dear Ms. Smartphone: I am stumped by holiday shopping for my nieces and nephews.  They usually like to get a gift card so that they can download games and apps. They are all in middle school now and own phones or tablets. My problem is that I remember when...

Schools+Bus+Phones

Dear Smartphone: Phones + School + Bus?

DEAR MS. SMARTPHONE:  MY TWO CHILDREN TAKE THE SCHOOL BUS EVERY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. I HAVE HEARD FROM ANOTHER PARENT THAT THE KIDS ARE USING THEIR PHONES ON THE BUS TO WATCH VIDEOS OR GOSSIP. DO YOU THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE ALLOWED?  Kira, Cambridge Dear Kira: School bus...