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Warning: iPhones and iPods Really Are Bad for Your Kids

Posted 01/30/2009 at 2:25am | by Jan Hughes

It’s official. There are imminent dangers lurking right under our children’s noses. Turns out all those hours spent playing on gadgets are just as harmful as we suspected. Aside from the obvious dangers of obesity, isolation, wasted time, and the potential of your kids living in your basement until they’re 35, there are other threats lurking in the iPhone and iPod.

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