Not all tech toys keep kids glued to a screen. Some are actually designed to do the opposite. If you’re a parent trying to limit screen time without starting a daily negotiation, there are smart gift ...

In late December, the 21st to be exact, my friends Amos and Clara called me 17 times. On December 22 it was eight times. The calls were short—sometimes only 30 to 45 seconds, and they usually arrived ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woody and Buzz Lightyear are reuniting again for Pixar’s fifth installment of Toy Story. On Thursday, Pixar released a trailer for ...

Seven years after “Toy Story 4,” Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang return in “Toy Story 5,” the next chapter in Pixar’s longest-running franchise. Pixar released the official trailer on ...

The fifth Pixar film in its Tom Hanks-and-Tim-Allen-voiced franchise flies into theaters June 19. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor On Thursday, Pixar released a trailer for Toy Story 5, which follows ...

Parents at Nativity Parish School in Leawood will give students landline phones to teach them how to listen and communicate. Getty Images Not long ago, childhood sounded like this: a phone ringing in ...

Ms. Doucleff is the author of the forthcoming book “Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods.” More ...

My kids have been begging for a phone since they were younger than I’d like to admit. They’ve turned cardboard boxes into play phones, imitating adults texting and scrolling, and watched over my ...

AT&T has introduced the Amigo Jr., a Samsung-built smartphone designed for children. Kids can access almost anything on a modern device without parents' control, and this is alarming, especially when ...