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Amazon Alexa wants to put your child to bed with generative AI

Amazon Alexa wants to put your child to bed with generative AI

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Amazon Alexa’s Create with Alexa feature uses conversational and generative AI to create unique stories after users select a theme, character, descriptive word, and color. Leo Zou/Amazon While researchers applaud Amazon’s safeguards to ensure the technology is safe for children, some experts worry that generative AI could trick children into believing these algorithms are smarter …

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Study: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Brain Maturation in Adolescents: Implications for Analyzing Longitudinal Data. Image Credit: Shan_shan / Shutterstock.com

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused rapid brain aging in adolescents

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In a recent Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science study, Stanford University researchers are assessing how the stress and social disruption caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the neurodevelopment of young adults. Study: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and brain maturation in adolescents: implications for longitudinal data analysis. Image …

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I raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor. Here's the #1 skill I wish more parents were teaching their kids today.

I raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor. Here’s the #1 skill I wish more parents were teaching their kids today.

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Developing skills like curiosity, kindness, and emotional intelligence at a young age will help kids succeed as adults. But there’s one skill parents aren’t teaching their kids enough today: self-regulation. When children learn to self-regulate, they better understand the importance of time and how to manage their own behaviors and actions. This is something I …

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Catfish scams target everyone. Here's how to protect children

Catfish scams target everyone. Here’s how to protect children

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Catfishing crimes have ensnared people for years. This week, a grieving family implored parents to monitor their children’s online activity after a former Virginia state trooper fished a 15-year-old girl online. He then traveled to Southern California, where he allegedly killed the girl’s mother and grandparents. “Parents, please know your child’s online activity. Ask about …

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