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Facebook and Kids: The Good, the Bad, and the Gray Space in Between

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Weighing the pros and cons of allowing kids to be on Facebook.

People love to sensationalize the deleterious effects of new-fangled tech on the impressionable brains of children. Psychologist Larry D. Rosen's presentation to the American Psychological Association is a little more nuanced than "Facebook Rots Kids' Brains," but it's still got plenty to be concerned about.

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