Parents can start by asking what their teens enjoy doing online, which activities feel meaningful and whether certain habits are interfering with sleep, schoolwork or family time.
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Ashley Lynch,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2026
Parents, educators and child development experts have been sounding alarms over children’s use of AI chatbots, which have been blamed for facilitating cheating on schoolwork and even suicide.
But there’s also the potential to keep the stories alive from survivors of conflicts, who would otherwise die and take with them lessons future generations could learn from.
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Lissa Soep,
Vox,
17 Oct. 2026
Families spend thousands on travel teams, private lessons and tournaments.
—
Jonathan Alpert OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2026
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