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A Mother's Indifference Splits a Family — How to Help the Kids Heal
advice5 days ago

A Mother's Indifference Splits a Family — How to Help the Kids Heal

A father details his ex-wife’s emotional neglect of their son Anthony after Briana’s birth, which fractured the family and left them in a custody split. The adviser urges validating Anthony’s feelings and offering an outlet like therapy, while being honest with both children and guiding Briana to understand her different relationship with her mother without disparaging the father, so the siblings can navigate the fallout and heal.

via Slate Magazine|
#advice#custody#family
Apple’s Hidden Assistive Access Turns iPhone Into a Kid-Friendly Six-App Dumb Phone
technology7 days ago

Apple’s Hidden Assistive Access Turns iPhone Into a Kid-Friendly Six-App Dumb Phone

A WIRED piece shows that Apple’s Assistive Access feature in iOS 17 can tailor an iPhone into a six‑app, internet-sheared “dumb phone” for kids. By choosing allowed apps (Calls, Messages, Maps, Camera, Photos, Music) and not granting web browsers, the device can stay safe, trackable with Find My, and easily switched back to normal with a passcode. It’s a no‑subscription solution that critics note runs sluggishly and can override Screen Time limits, and Apple doesn’t widely market it for kids, but it offers a flexible Apple‑ecosystem option using existing hardware.

via WIRED|
#apple#assistive-access#iphone
Blunt Boundaries: A Daughter’s Outburst Forces a Family Talk
advice28 days ago

Blunt Boundaries: A Daughter’s Outburst Forces a Family Talk

Slate’s Care and Feeding covers two family dilemmas: first, a wife’s mother-in-law treats her poorly and a 3-year-old’s blunt insult prompts guidance that the child should apologize while the parents set firm boundaries and consider walking away when needed; second, parents clash over punishment for their 14-year-old’s vandalism, with the columnist advising a stricter consequence (grounding from everything for a month, or two) and to enforce accountability without belittling the child.

via Slate Magazine|
#advice#family#in-laws
Speedy e-bikes spark safety crackdown for kids in California
health1 month ago

Speedy e-bikes spark safety crackdown for kids in California

The surge in youth e-bikes—many fast or modifiable to motorcycle speeds—has coincided with more injuries and incidents across California, prompting warnings about proper classifications, retailer actions (including Amazon halting high-speed e-bike sales), parental accountability, and increased hospital admissions (CHLA reporting rising e-bike injuries: eight in 2023, 16 in 2024, 36 in 2025).

via Los Angeles Times|
#california#e-bikes#health
Jason Sudeikis: dating feels daunting six years after Olivia Wilde split
entertainment1 month ago

Jason Sudeikis: dating feels daunting six years after Olivia Wilde split

Jason Sudeikis said on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast that dating today feels “daunting and overwhelming” for him, six years after his split from Olivia Wilde. He’s not into dating multiple people at once and emphasizes that his kids come first. He’s not rushing into romance and would consider having more children if he fell in love again. He shares two kids, Otis and Daisy, with Wilde, and their breakup followed their engagement in 2020.

via pagesix.com|
#dating#entertainment#jason-sudeikis
Indian Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Tamarind Powder That Pulls Microplastics Out of Water
kids1 month ago

Indian Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Tamarind Powder That Pulls Microplastics Out of Water

Three Indian teens win the Global Earth Prize with Plas-Stick, a tamarind-seed powder that clumps microplastics in water and can be removed with a magnet, offering a simple, low-cost solution for safer drinking water in shared containers; they plan to scale production to rural communities and this marks India's first Global Earth Prize win.

via Good News Network|
#earth-prize#india#kids
Google Bets on AI Kids' Content, Funding Animaj for YouTube’s Next Wave
news3 months ago

Google Bets on AI Kids' Content, Funding Animaj for YouTube’s Next Wave

Google has invested $1 million in Animaj, an AI-focused animation studio for kids—the first direct funding from YouTube to a kids’ studio—and is bringing Animaj into its DeepMind program with early access to Veo. The move signals Google's push to embrace AI-generated content on YouTube, despite ongoing concerns over safety, IP, and the flood of AI-generated videos, often labeled as AI slop.

via Kotaku|
#ai#animation#google
Hello, Mario: Nintendo's Face-Puppet App Keeps Kids Busy for 12 Minutes
gaming4 months ago

Hello, Mario: Nintendo's Face-Puppet App Keeps Kids Busy for 12 Minutes

Nintendo released Hello, Mario—a small, interactive app available on Android, iOS, Switch, and Switch 2—that lets players poke and stretch Mario’s face for humorous reactions; after about 12 minutes the plumber goes to sleep, a feature Nintendo says helps curb screen time. The project is part of the My Mario line aimed at young children, with collaborations from partners like Fisher-Price and TOMY, prompting discussion about branding IP to kids early.

via Kotaku|
#gaming#hello-mario#kids
TikTok Settles Youth-Addiction Case as Bellwether Trial Looms
technology5 months ago

TikTok Settles Youth-Addiction Case as Bellwether Trial Looms

TikTok has agreed to settle the first major product-liability case accusing social platforms of addicting children, with jury selection underway in Los Angeles; Snap also settled with the same plaintiff, while Meta and YouTube still face hundreds of similar claims. The bellwether trial could determine whether platforms can be held responsible for harms alleged to flow from feeds, amid ongoing debates about First Amendment and Section 230 protections and rising scrutiny of social media’s impact on youth.

via latimes.com|
#kids#litigation#settlement