We allow our kids screen time at home, and they go to a tech-free school. It's a good balance.

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Melissa Petro's kids attend a tech-free school

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I'm a Gen Zer who lived without a smartphone for 9 months. Here's what I learned from having a clunky flip phone.

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Ella Jones replaced her smartphone with a Nokia 2720 Flip in July 2021.

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Teens spend nearly 2 hours a day on TikTok — and barely look at Facebook, a new study says. See how other apps stack up.

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Phones are constantly tempting teens to pick up, with more than half in a recent study getting 237 notifications a day.

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