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Kids and Cell Phones
When you decide your kid is ready for a cell phone, here are some tools to help you think about setting limits, keeping them safe, and teaching them how to use their phones responsibly.
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Economic Impact Payments: May 5 deadline for some SSI and VA beneficiaries with kids
Are you an SSI or VA beneficiary?
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Video games, loot boxes, and your money
Play video games, or have kids who do? For most of us, that’s a yes, according to a recent industry survey.
Parental Advisory: Dating Apps
Parents be warned: some dating apps – like FastMeet, Meet24 and Meet4U – allow adults to find and communicate with children.
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COPPA: A few tips to keep your child safe online
Online games and websites for kids are everywhere these days – to the point where it’s commonplace to see toddlers playing with them, too.
Musical.ly took kids’ info without parents’ ok
Do you know a child who dreams of being the next big star? Who spends time at home, recording song and dance routines (maybe over, and over, and over again)?
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Back to school: Protect your child’s information
Many school forms require personal and sensitive information.
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School shopping can be a teachable moment
As summer winds down, it’s time for back-to-school shopping.
Nicotine is not a child’s food
Over the past several years, sales of electronic cigarettes have grown rapidly, especially among youth. They currently are the fastest growing part of the tobacco market.
Company collected kids’ info without permission
No doubt, there are a lot of talented kids out there.