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Texting leads to surprising positive benefits! (Spanish Version Available) 

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Texting leads to surprising positive benefits! (Spanish Version Available) 

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Newsela | Texting can be a positive and powerful force, experts say

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Experts said texting can improve interpersonal relationships, and help people deal with traumatic events.

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Elementary students have cell phones (Spanish Version Available) 

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Elementary students have cell phones (Spanish Version Available) 

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Newsela | A modern-day dilemma: At what age should phones be allowed in school?

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Using phones in the classroom to increase productivity and happiness

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Using phones in the classroom to increase productivity and happiness

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Parents say cellphones can be used for education, school board says no (Spanish Version Available)

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Parents say cellphones can be used for education, school board says no (Spanish Version Available)

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Newsela | More schools are giving in to parents' demands about cellphones

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Why We Should Allow Students to Use Cell Phones in Schools

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Teens and Adults are trying to use their phones less

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Teens and Adults are trying to use their phones less

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Parents lament their teenagers' noses always in their phones. But they might want to take stock of their own screen time habits.

A study came out last week from the Pew Research Center. It found that two-thirds of parents are concerned about the amount of time their teenage children spend in front of screens. But more than a third of parents expressed concern about their own screen time.

Meanwhile, more than half of teens had an observation. They said they often or sometimes find their parents or caregivers to be distracted when the teens are trying to have a conversation with them. The study calls teens' relationship with their phones at times "hyperconnected." It notes that nearly three-fourths check messages or notifications as soon as they wake up. Parents do the same. But parents do it at a lower rate - 57 percent. This is still substantial.

Big tech companies face a growing backlash. There are complaints against the addictive nature of their gadgets and apps. People complain about the endless notifications and other features. They say they are created to keep people tethered to their screens.

Many teens are trying to do something about it. Fifty-two percent said they have cut back on the time they spend on their phones and 57 percent did the same with social media.

Experts say parents have a big role in their kids' screen habits and setting a good example is a big part of it.

"Kids don't always do what we say but they do as we do," said Donald Shifrin. He is a professor of pediatrics. He teaches at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He was not involved in the Pew study. "Parents are the door that kids will walk through on their way to the world."

The study surveyed 743 U.S. teens and 1,058 U.S. parents of teens. It was conducted from March 7 to April 10. The margin of error is 4.5 percentage points.

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Teens and adults say they feel tethered to phones

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Parents lament their teenagers' noses always in their phones. But they might want to take stock of their own screen time habits. A study came out last week from the Pew Research Center. It found that two-thirds of parents are concerned about the amount of time their teenage children spend in front of screens.

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Should phones be banned in schools? | A Current Affair

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Teens need to interact more to feel less lonely (Spanish Version Available)

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Teens need to interact more to feel less lonely (Spanish Version Available)

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Newsela | Young adults need to be more interactive to overcome loneliness

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Principal bribes students to not use cellphones 

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Newsela | School principal's experiment got some kids to turn off their phones

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School principal challenges kids to put down phones, other devices for 11 Tuesdays of summer

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School notices students talking to each other more when phones are away (Spanish Version Available)

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School notices students talking to each other more when phones are away (Spanish Version Available)

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Newsela | "It's pretty easy to talk instead": Pupils react to French phone ban

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Without their phones, French students become more sociable

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School locks away phones - see students be less distracted (Spanish Version Available) 

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School locks away phones - see students be less distracted (Spanish Version Available) 

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Newsela | Teenage hangups: The drastic plans to keep high schoolers off their phones

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Some high schools are requiring students to use a magnetic pouch system to store and lock their phone - and the temptation to use it.