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Don’t Want to Pay for Peacock? Here’s How You Can Stream the Super Bowl Online for Free
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (434+ words) " 5-day Free Trial" Includes NBC, local networks, and 90+ channels" Choose between 3 plans How to watch the Super Bowl with DIRECTV Stream's free trial: " No Free Trial" E! is available with Sling Blue package and Sling Orange + Blue package Sling is…...
Eva Mendes Gives Rare Details on Phone Rules for Her Pre-Teens With Husband Ryan Gosling
1+ week, 6+ day ago (421+ words) When it comes to cell phone rules, Eva Mendes and husband Ryan Gosling are not budging. The couple, who are parents to daughters Esmeralda, 11, and Amada, 9, have adopted strict phone and social media rules at home, and Mendes just gave…...
How Snapchat’s New Parental Tools Are a Window Into Your Kid’s Screen Use, Friends Lists, and More
2+ week, 3+ day ago (363+ words) MORE: Snapchat Just Launched a Digital Safety "Driver's Ed' for Teens " & Parents Are Invited'Too It's important to note, Family Center isn't brand-new. Snapchat first rolled it out in 2022 as a way for parents to see who their teens are friends…...
Parents who banned smartphone for their tweens offered this old-school option instead
3+ week, 6+ day ago (484+ words) Parents in Illinois are getting widespread attention for buying their third graders a thoroughly old-school present over the holidays: landline telephones. Remember those? "For us, it's about delaying that step as long as we can and letting [our children] enjoy…...
ChatGPT Is Trying to Normalize Its Use With Year-End Review Like Spotify Wrapped
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (248+ words) In an effort to appeal to younger audiences, ChatGPT just launched a new year-end review feature. Think Spotify Wrapped, but for everything you've searched in 2025 (yikes!). When I asked ChatGPT to give me my year-end review, it wrote me a…...
4 Things to Consider When Choosing the Right Internet Plan for Your Family
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (359+ words) Ahead, learn more about T-Mobile's 5G Internet services and benefits, and five things to consider when choosing the right internet plan for your family. Related story I'm a 20-Something Shopping Writer Who Lives in NYC & Here's 13 Things I Would Give (& Want)…...
A World Without TikTok? Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Raises Big Questions
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (519+ words) The legislation, known as the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024, was passed in late 2024. After a transitional period, enforcement of it begins December 10. Related story 'Rage Bait' Is Oxford's 2025 Word of the Year (Parents Know Exactly Why)…...
Busy Moms Rejoice: Switching to T-Mobile Takes Just 15 Minutes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) If switching your family's phone plan has been sitting on your to-do list'right next to returning library books, ordering more diapers, and figuring out what's for dinner'but you've never had the time to actually sit down and deal with it,…...
What Is An 'Alt Mom' — & Why This Internet Subculture Is Taking Over MomTok
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) While the internet can be a treacherous beast to navigate, one of the best things about the internet is feeling so much less alone with all the subcultures. Thanks to social media like TikTok, you can find (and connect with)…...
The Digital Third Place: Where Teens Are Building Community Online (and What Parents Need to Know)
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (811+ words) If you've ever watched your teen hop onto a Discord server faster than they'll answer your text, you've probably wondered what is so magical about hanging out online. Today's kids aren't just scrolling " they're building whole communities in digital spaces…...