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Parental controls allow adults to set limits on their child’s smartphone use, and they serve as “training wheels” to help kids and teens build healthy tech habits.

After testing 14 parental-control options on both iOS and Android devices, using them to manage our kids’ daily screen time, we’re confident that

Every year, I look forward to holiday lights. They remind me of when my son was little, and we would drive around as a family to take in all of the spectacular light displays around the neighborhood. It also signifies a time where there will be a lot of family togetherness — and cookies.

When January rolls around and the lights get packed away, sadness always sets i...

iPhones have never been more expensive. We looked at the financing and leasing options, and we have advice on how to navigate them.

If you’re tired of hand-washing and -drying dishes, but you can’t install a built-in dishwasher in your home, a portable or countertop dishwasher could grant you an honorable discharge from dish duty.

Portable dishwashers hook up to your faucet o...

In this edition of The Gift, a collection of unexpectedly giftable spoons, including an elegant silver option, a surprisingly useful cookie scoop, and a gold-plated barspoon.

I wasn’t always a self-proclaimed spoon snob — or someone who gave a piece of cutlery as a gift — but nearly a decade ago, my first day as a line cook at a buzzy Los Angeles restaurant...