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How apps exploit a loophole in children’s privacy law

Apps and services are regulated from gathering data on kids’ online activity. But a loophole in current rules lets them do it anyway. Read more: https://wapo.st/3MAaXnh. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter:   / washingtonpost   Instagram:   / washingtonpost   Facebook:   / washingtonpost  

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Kids with this hobby make better test takers, new Cambridge study suggests—and enjoy better mental health

By: Aditi Shrikant@ADITI_SHRIKANT Klaus Vedfelt | Getty Images Kids who read for pleasure 12 hours per week perform better on cognitive tests and have better mental health, according to a recently published study in Psychological Medicine. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University looked at data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a long-running project that tracks

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The best books on the effects of screen time on kids (based on neuroscience)

I am an integrative child psychiatrist with a special focus on how screen-time detunes the nervous system, causing issues with sleep, mood, focus, and behavior. In fact, technology use is the most underestimated influence of our time; it causes problems whose connections aren’t always obvious, leads to misdiagnosis and overmedication, and wastes resources. I am passionate about

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What if there was a Nonprofit Version of Shark Tank – Volume 1

https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29097453/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/menu/no/ [00:00:00] Tommy Thomas: For the past six months or so I’ve been asking our guests the question “If there was a nonprofit version of Shark Tank and you were on the panel of potential early-stage investors, what questions would you need to have answered before you’d make an investment?”  Well, again, it’s just a fun question

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Reach Out and Read: Advancing child wellness through literacy

Written By: G. Ashley Johnson, UT Physicians | Updated: September 12, 2023 Sarah J. Cavenaugh, MD, reading with a pediatric patient at UT Physicians Multispecialty – The Heights. (Photo by: Logan Ball, UT Physicians) Participating UT Physicians clinics are providing new books during well-child exams, both supporting assessments and cultivating a child’s interest in reading.

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