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Email Safety for Kids

When you were growing up, your parents probably taught you not to talk to strangers, and you probably tell your own children that as well. But, with children having access to computers and the Internet, talking to virtual strangers is easy and may not seem threatening to children. The reality, according to the FBI, is that talking to strangers through email can be dangerous for kids.

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The Most Important Senate Bill You’ve Never Heard Of

Nothing beats childcare as a bore-everyone-to-tears parenting subject. Long wait-lists; caregiver-child ratios; the pros and cons of in-home versus institutional care; the prevalence of germs; late fees; how to certify employees.When that positive pregnancy test sent you over the moon, did you ever think your joy would be reduced to this?When it comes to childcare, the details verge on grim.Unless it is your child who is being cared for.Then there are …

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Too Young For A Cell Phone?

At a recent school fair – you know, the type with a moon bounce, funnel cakes, and kids running around tipsy with glee to be off-leash for a few hours — my nine-year-old daughter strutted around with a puzzling pink cell phone sticking out of her front pocket.