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45 AGs Back KOSA, Australia Under-16 Ban: Parenting News 11/4
Forty-five state attorneys general backed the Senate's Kids Online Safety Act, Australia's under-16 social media ban reached its High Court, and New Brunswick proposed refunds when apps pressure kids to buy...

11/1/2026



Roblox Lawsuits: Arbitration or Jury? What Parents Should Know
A federal judge will hear arguments Jan. 13, 2027, on whether families suing Roblox over child safety must take their claims to private arbitration instead of a jury. Here is where the case stands...

11/1/2026



Mexico School Phone Ban, ChatGPT Teen Limits: Parenting News 11/2
Starting Nov. 3, students in Mexico's preschools through middle schools can't use phones during the school day, recess included. Plus OpenAI's new limits on weapons information for teens and Meta's parent alerts on Facebook and Messenger...

11/1/2026



Oklahoma Ends Child Marriage, UK Age Checks: Parenting News 11/1
Three Oklahoma laws affecting children take effect Nov. 1, 2026, including an end to marriage under 18 with no exceptions. Plus the UK regulator Ofcom named four age checks that could enforce the coming under-16 social media ban...

11/1/2026



West Virginia Sues TikTok, Cinnamon Recall: Parenting News 10/30
West Virginia is suing TikTok over what a test account for a 13-year-old was shown, and the full Fifth Circuit will rehear Texas's kids' online-safety law. Plus Health Canada widened a balloon-kit warning and a ground cinnamon brand sold in 14 states was recalled for lead...

10/4/2026



NY AI Chatbot Law for Kids, Baby Monitor Rules: Parenting News 10/29
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...

10/4/2026



Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Colorado AI Chatbot Rules: Parenting
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...

10/4/2026



Pennsylvania Phone Ban Signed, Schools Sue Social Apps: Parenting
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...

10/4/2026



California Social Media Labels, Kratom: Parenting News 10/25
A tech trade group has sued to stop California's law requiring social media warning labels for minors, Georgia's attorney general is asking stores to pull kratom products marketed to young people, and Mississippi now has a law enforcement liaison working inside Roblox...

10/4/2026



Texas Sues Over ChatGPT for Minors, $8.25M Google Play Kids' Deal
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



Florida Teen Screen Plan, FDA Cadmium Limits: Parenting News 10/23
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



Pennsylvania Phone Bill to Governor; Florida Sues Discord: Parenting
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



Pennsylvania Phone Ban Passes House, Texas App Age Law, Roblox Deal
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



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...

7/1/2021



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...

2/1/2015




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