Texas Sues to Bar ChatGPT for Minors, $8.25M Google Play Kids' Settlement: Parenting News Oct. 24 Texas has asked a court to stop OpenAI from offering ChatGPT to minors in the state, a judge approved an $8.25 million Google Play kids' privacy settlement, and an appeal is now on file in the TikTok children's-privacy case. Plus Pennsylvania's new AI-image reporting law and a Temu chemical-testing settlement...
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Pennsylvania School Phone Ban Passes House, Texas App Store Age Law, Roblox Settles in Kansas Pennsylvania's House passed a bell-to-bell school phone bill 141-62, Texas's app store parental-consent law remains enforceable while its appeal continues, and Kansas and Arizona pressed Roblox on child safety. Here is what each one says and where it stands as of Oct. 21, 2026...
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Florida's Teen Screen-Time Plan, FDA Baby Food Cadmium Limits: Parenting News Oct. 23 Florida's attorney general has proposed teen quiet hours and a 2-hour daily social media cap, the FDA has proposed its first cadmium limits for baby food, and state officials are moving on school phones and AI chatbots. Here is what each step does, and does not yet do...
10/4/2026
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Pennsylvania Phone-Free School Bill Heads to Governor; Florida Sues Discord, Missouri Probes TikTok Pennsylvania's bell-to-bell school phone bill cleared the Legislature 47-3 and now goes to Gov. Josh Shapiro, covering private and nonpublic schools too. Florida sued Discord, Missouri opened a TikTok investigation and Arizona sued TikTok. Here is what each one says and where it stands as of Oct. 22, 2026...
Texas Sues to Bar ChatGPT for Minors, $8.25M Google Play Kids' Settlement: Parenting News Oct. 24 Texas has asked a court to stop OpenAI from offering ChatGPT to minors in the state, a judge approved an $8.25 million Google Play kids' privacy settlement, and an appeal is now on file in the TikTok children's-privacy case. Plus Pennsylvania's new AI-image reporting law and a Temu chemical-testing settlement...
10/4/2026
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Pennsylvania School Phone Ban Passes House, Texas App Store Age Law, Roblox Settles in Kansas Pennsylvania's House passed a bell-to-bell school phone bill 141-62, Texas's app store parental-consent law remains enforceable while its appeal continues, and Kansas and Arizona pressed Roblox on child safety. Here is what each one says and where it stands as of Oct. 21, 2026...
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Florida's Teen Screen-Time Plan, FDA Baby Food Cadmium Limits: Parenting News Oct. 23 Florida's attorney general has proposed teen quiet hours and a 2-hour daily social media cap, the FDA has proposed its first cadmium limits for baby food, and state officials are moving on school phones and AI chatbots. Here is what each step does, and does not yet do...
New York AI Chatbot Law for Kids, Baby Monitor Rules, Alabama App Store Suit: Parenting News New York just banned AI chatbot features that pretend to be human or encourage self-harm for users under 18, starting Jan. 1, 2027, and will require security features and a warning label on internet-connected baby monitors. A tech group is also suing to block Alabama's app store age-check law...
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Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Colorado AI Chatbot Rules for Teens: Parenting News It's National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, and Illinois now tests every child for lead and lists imported toys among the sources to watch. Colorado also held its hearing on AI chatbot rules that require age estimates and teen protections from Jan. 1, 2027...
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Pennsylvania School Phone Ban Signed, Schools Sue Social Apps, Canada Recalls: Parenting News Pennsylvania's governor signed a law making every school in the state phone-free from first bell to dismissal by fall 2027, more schools have sued Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube in federal court, and Health Canada recalled solvent balloon-blowing toy kits and a child bike seat...
Texas Sues to Bar ChatGPT for Minors, $8.25M Google Play Kids' Settlement: Parenting News Oct. 24 Texas has asked a court to stop OpenAI from offering ChatGPT to minors in the state, a judge approved an $8.25 million Google Play kids' privacy settlement, and an appeal is now on file in the TikTok children's-privacy case. Plus Pennsylvania's new AI-image reporting law and a Temu chemical-testing settlement...
10/4/2026
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Florida's Teen Screen-Time Plan, FDA Baby Food Cadmium Limits: Parenting News Oct. 23 Florida's attorney general has proposed teen quiet hours and a 2-hour daily social media cap, the FDA has proposed its first cadmium limits for baby food, and state officials are moving on school phones and AI chatbots. Here is what each step does, and does not yet do...
10/4/2026
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Pennsylvania Phone-Free School Bill Heads to Governor; Florida Sues Discord, Missouri Probes TikTok Pennsylvania's bell-to-bell school phone bill cleared the Legislature 47-3 and now goes to Gov. Josh Shapiro, covering private and nonpublic schools too. Florida sued Discord, Missouri opened a TikTok investigation and Arizona sued TikTok. Here is what each one says and where it stands as of Oct. 22, 2026...
10/4/2026
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Pennsylvania School Phone Ban Passes House, Texas App Store Age Law, Roblox Settles in Kansas Pennsylvania's House passed a bell-to-bell school phone bill 141-62, Texas's app store parental-consent law remains enforceable while its appeal continues, and Kansas and Arizona pressed Roblox on child safety. Here is what each one says and where it stands as of Oct. 21, 2026...
10/4/2026
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Mattel Introduces Crossed Signals™ to Iconic Games Portfolio New Fast-Paced, Electronic Light and Sound Matching Game Now Available Mattel introduced Crossed Signals, a fast-paced, electronic light and sound matching game for players age 8 years and older. Crossed Signals is the newest game to join the Mattel Games lineup, which includes UNO®, Pictionary®, Magic 8 Ball®, Rock...
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Q & A With Shay Chen, founder and CEO of Painting Lulu As the world becomes more and more digital, toymakers are finding integrative ways to involve their products in the realms of both the physical and the virtual...
