Kids who owned a smartphone by age 12 had a greater risk of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep compared to those who didn’t, a CHOP study found.

As part of the study, children who received their first smartphone at age 12, developed depression at a 30% higher rate, obesity at a 40% higher rate, ...

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The study examined more than 10,500 adolescents and compared the age they first owned a smartphone with their mental and physical health outcomes at ages 12 and 13.

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Ran Barzilay, a psychiatrist and researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, won't be letting his 9-year-old son get a smartphone before age 13.

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