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Whether a school shooting or a deadly tornado, scary events in the news can leave parents struggling to know when — and how — they should talk with th...
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Whether it's mini-makeup kits, gross-smelling slime or semi-automatic foam-dart guns, every parent or caregiver has fielded requests for toys that the...
