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Peer pressure for smartphone ownership is happening at ever-earlier ages. You don't want to leave them out of the loop. But you also don't want to buy into the madness. How to steer that middle course?
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A new video chat app invites kids to send 15-second videos to strangers. What could possibly go wrong?
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