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Parents with questions may find guidance in Questioning Autism? app

by Michael Rose (Nov 25th, 2012)

It's the rare mom or dad who's never spent a sleepless night wondering "Is my kid OK?" Developmental issues, in particular, can be a nightmare to classify and confirm. Normal variations between children may mean that a milestone delay is nothing to worry about; for another child, when seen in ...

How a kid-friendly app leaks mature content via YouTube

by Michael Rose (Nov 19th, 2012)

With the rose-hued glasses of nostalgia firmly in place, today's tech-tangled parents may long for a simpler pre-Internet time when kids simply got into fights or stayed out too late, rather than getting tangled up in sexting mishaps or giving out inappropriate personal info on Facebook. For ...