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Do Video Games Worry You More Than Alcohol and Pornography?
By Dory Devlin - Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:00pm PDT

Do Video Games Worry You More Than Alcohol and Pornography?In a recent survey parents were more concerned about video games than alcohol, violence and pornography.... Read More»

Three Fun (and Educational) Web Sites for Kids
By Dory Devlin - Wed Jul 9, 2008 10:49am PDT

Three Fun (and Educational) Web Sites for KidsAre your kids Webkinz-ed out this summer? Probably not. Sites like Club Penguin and Webkinz are very popular with kids and provide a fun way to learn how to social network with lots of limits.... Read More»

Online Vaccine Scheduler Helps Keep Doctors, Parents on Track
By Dory Devlin - Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:16am PDT

Online Vaccine Scheduler Helps Keep Doctors, Parents on TrackResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an online tool that helps parents and pediatricians keep track and adjust immunizations.... Read More»

Break Out the Summer Books!
By Dory Devlin - Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:22pm PDT

Break Out the Summer Books!Summer vacation has started, and the plan at my house is to read first every day before any screens get turned on. So you can imagine how much I want to believe these findings by Scholastic and Yankelovich, which leads with this stat: 75 percent of kids a... Read More»

Wi-Fi and Kids: Parental Controls Beyond the PC
By Dory Devlin - Thu Jun 5, 2008 2:40pm PDT

When we talk about online safety for kids and teens, the conversation often starts and ends with web browsers and social networks. But as more handheld devices and gaming consoles provide Wi-Fi opportunities for kids to surf the web away from the home PC,... Read More»

How to Keep Teens Safe on Social Networks
By Dory Devlin - Thu Jun 5, 2008 2:30pm PDT

How to Keep Teens Safe on Social NetworksCreating software for parents to block kids from joining social networks may be okay for 'tweens, but once kids hit teen years, social networking is so much a part of the way they interact with friends when school is out, that forbidding them to join is f... Read More»

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