Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, a nationally renowned clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, and author of – “THE CRUCIAL YEARS: The Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty in Middle Childhood” *Follow her on Instagram: @DrSherylZiegler (Research finding kids who get smartphones before 12 have higher incidents of depression, obesity, sleep probs, etc) https://www.axios.com/2025/12/01/smartphones-age-12-worse-health-study