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12/10/2010 1:05:12 PM

itt we learn current day parents need more

12/10/2010 1:06:16 PM

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"i'm not going to be drawn into another Biofreak70 argument... he's wrong, we all realize it, and it's time to move on bye!"

12/10/2010 1:09:29 PM

On being able to drop $60 for a wheelbarrow of Smurfberries

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"Capcom spokesman Michael Larson says "Smurfs" is no different from other games in this regard, and the bulk purchasing option is useful to adult "power players.""

who the hell spends $60 for a wheelbarrow of smurfberries? really? really?

I mean, I guess you could look at it in the sense that I could go out and buy Game ABC for my xbox and drop $60...but this just strikes me as ridiculous.

[Edited on December 10, 2010 at 1:12 PM. Reason : .]

12/10/2010 1:11:14 PM

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"who the hell spends $60 for a wheelbarrow of smurfberries? really? really?"

dude...have you ever HAD smurfberries?

12/10/2010 1:11:54 PM

admittedly, i have not.

but the concept of an adult "power player" for the ipad smurf game seems outlandish. but then, shmucks will spend all day on farmville.

[Edited on December 10, 2010 at 1:14 PM. Reason : .]

12/10/2010 1:13:12 PM

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"If parents are dumb enough to not pay close attention to the things their small children are doing, they deserve to lose money over it. My four year old nephew got into some porn on one of his parents droid phones via an ad on angry birds because they left him unattended with it for extended periods of time. Smart phones and iPads are not a child's toy, and treating them as such is just asking for trouble. "

I agree. How is an inattentive parent newsworthy?

12/10/2010 1:18:31 PM

MOAR

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"TV Watching Is Bad for Babies' Brains http://health.yahoo.net/articles/parenting/tv-watching-bad-babies-brains Babies who watch TV are more likely to have delayed cognitive development and language at 14 months, especially if they're watching programs intended for adults and older children. We probably knew that 24 and Grey's Anatomy don't really qualify as educational content, but it's surprising that TV-watching made a difference at such a tender age. Babies who watched 60 minutes of TV daily had developmental scores one-third lower at 14 months than babies who weren't watching that much TV. Though their developmental scores were still in the normal range, the discrepancy may be due to the fact that when kids and parents are watching TV, they're missing out on talking, playing, and interactions that are essential to learning and development. This new study, which appeared in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, followed 259 lower-income families in New York, most of whom spoke Spanish as their primary language at home. Other studies examining higher-income families have also come to the same conclusion: TV watching not only isn't educational, but it seems to stunt babies' development. But what about "good" TV, like Sesame Street? The researchers didn't find any pluses or minuses when compared to non-educational programs designed for small children, like SpongeBob SquarePants. Earlier research by some of the same scientists, most of whom are at New York University School of Medicine-Bellevue Hospital Center, has found that parents whose children watch non-educational TV programs like Spongebob SquarePants spend less time reading to their children or teaching them. At this point, parents reading this are probably saying D'oh! TV is so often a parent's good friend, keeping kids happily occupied so the grownups can cook dinner, answer the phone, or take a shower. But clearly that electronic babysitter is not an educational aid. The bottom line: This latest study adds more fuel to a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics that babies under age 2 watch no TV at all. If you've just got to watch Dexter, it's best to make sure the tots are fast asleep."

12/10/2010 3:40:17 PM

El Nachó is a parent?

12/10/2010 3:51:55 PM

Fuck.

I'ma sue Baby Einstein.

12/10/2010 4:31:57 PM