Alison Bennett, a mom in Los Angeles, has been going "full '90s" in her efforts to avoid buying her 8-year-old a phone. Bennett bought her an MP3 player for music, rents DVDs for movies, and gets ...

Tin Can has struck a chord — with parents, kids, and now venture capitalists. The Seattle startup behind a landline-style telephone for kids has raised $3.5 million from PSL Ventures, Newfund Capital, ...

Landlines from companies like Tin Can allow kids to chat with their friends without all the distracting apps and pings of a smartphone. (Photo illustration: Nathalie Cruz/Yahoo News; photo: Courtesy ...

In today’s world, communication is largely done through one of two methods: smartphones or social media. Young children, however, rarely have access to either—and experts say they shouldn’t have any ...

One of the hottest topics of conversation among parents right now is what to do about kids and phones. Increasingly, these conversations are dominated by stories of brave families who’ve gone ...

Tin Can CEO Chet Kittleston, joins Jon Hansen to discuss how his company is providing kids with a screen-free calling experience to connect with their friends. Tin Can is a landline for kids that ...

Remember the days of anxiously waiting for your sibling to get off the landline so you could take your turn? Of racking up your parents' phone bill just to talk to your friend for hours about… God ...

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