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The company behind a device that helps parents enforce their home’s internet rules and restrictions, Circle with Disney, launched last winter in partnership with Disney for its included media content, will now allow parents to manage children’s devices outside the home: New subscription service Circle Go lets parents manage kids’ devices outside the home  

New research has revealed that exposure to bright, blue-tinged light – similar to the kind emitted by your smartphone – can affect our metabolisms, potentially causing us to stack on weight, and mess with our bodies’ ability to regulate glucose. http://www.sciencealert.com/checking-your-phone-at-night-could-be-messing-with-your-metabolism

This article discusses the risks that staying together in an unhappy marriage poses for the kids: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/7-ways-you-can-damage-your-kids-by-staying-in-a-bad-marriage_us_573b4845e4b0646cbeeaf9a9

Some helpful tips for parents on how to help your kids stay safe when swimming: http://www.livescience.com/54786-tips-for-keeping-kids-safe-in-swimming-pools.html  

Touch Tomorrow at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is an amazing educational and interactive event of science, robotics, with lectures, movies, and a range of child friendly, hands-on activities by students, as well as representatives from NASA and other scientific organizations. http://wp.wpi.edu/touchtomorrow/