parental
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Data from parental control app Qustodio in August showed that under-16s in Australia were increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok despite the ban.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Children are almost always treated with special deference in American law, because lawmakers understand and respect the significance of adolescence and the necessity of parental guidance.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
She became the parental figure the Kerrs never had before and later paid for Ray to attend Lassen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Among its provisions, that law requires parental notification and consent, with an opt-out option, before students participate in surveys asking about sensitive private information such as religious beliefs, sexual behavior or mental health problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
But none of their usual parental tricks succeeded in undoing the spell.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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