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Kids Who Got Their First Smartphone at 12 Had 31% Higher Odds of Depression, a Study of 10,588 Children Found

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About a third of kids with smartphones first got such a device at the age of 10, but that could be way too early, according to recent findings. The study, published in Pediatrics, analyzed 10,588 kids in the U.S. and found that owning a smartphone by age 12, compared to not owning one, was linked […]

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