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Parenting is hard. Should we let AI do it for us? | Dave Schilling

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Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this?What job in our world is less lucrative than being a parent? A Hollywood internship? Volunteering at a soup kitchen? Professional writer? Parenting is the only job you have to pay money to do. Lots of money. Lodging, clothes, food, school, […]

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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT

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Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born. How did a chatbot bring them together?As a small boy growing up in Amritsar, India, in the 1960s, Avtar Singh used to

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The one change that worked: I banned myself from social media – and my children have never been happier

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I used to think my phone helped me to relax. But setting strict limits on my usage has improved my mood and my relationshipsI am a psychotherapist who works with frazzled, snappy parents, and spend my days writing about why we struggle to find calm. I also used to pick up my phone hundreds of

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Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests

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Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devicesScreen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and should be avoided, according to a landmark study.It warns that using screens during that

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13 Father’s Day gadget gifts your dad won’t stop talking about, based on raves from real dads

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Skip the token tie and get him a gift he’ll still be telling people about years from nowThe very best Father’s Day deals and gifts for dads, grandfathers, and dads to beSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsSocks, underwear, ties, another personalized mug. Dads and grandpas of

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Momfluencers are co-parenting with AI. Is it better than a man? | Arwa Mahdawi

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Women in heterosexual marriages continue to do most of the caregiving. Now some are offering guides to AI-fying parentingIn honour of Pride I’d like to share some important news: Being Straight is Great, Actually! This public service announcement is brought to you by the New York Times which, in an offering to the Ragebait Gods,

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A mother’s work has enormous value | Letter

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Polly Creed takes issue with a quote in an article that denigrated the importance of the work that mums do Robert dos Santos’s call to be more human, to connect and to challenge AI and the dark cloud it’s set to bring upon humanity is certainly laudable – a valiant rallying cry for the dystopian,

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The London school that has screen-free days for pupils, teachers – and parents

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Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surpriseSchools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in?And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west London teachers

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What does new guidance in the UK say about screen time for children?

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Experts recommend extremely limited use for children under-two amid ‘mounting evidence’ of harmful impactThe government has issued new guidance on how much time children below the age of five should spend on screens.Children’s relationships with screens have become one of the key struggles of 21st-century parenting, along with the impact of the content that appears

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Child’s play: blame it all on the dog | Brief letters

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Baby lies | Fuel price fairness | Gut feelings | Fifa fiasco | Human connection | Cooking instructionsWhen gently asked about a pen scribble in a picture book “Goodness, I wonder who did that?”, 27-month-old Emily confidently retorted “Nancy!” – our miniature dachshund (Little liars: babies younger than one practise deceit, study suggests, 16 March).Dianne

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