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01/14/2013
Connecticut Better Business Bureau warns parents that mobile apps are siphoning children’s data and sharing it, in most cases without disclosing the practice or how that information is used.
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01/08/2013
The product’s importer, Fisher-Price Inc., has received 600 reports of mold, and 16 reports of infants being treated for respiratory issues, coughs and hives after sleeping in the product
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12/20/2012
Connecticut BBB advises adults to review Dear Santa websites carefully to determine who is seeking their child's information, how it will be used and whether it will be shared with third parties.
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12/12/2012
A report released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated there were more than 193,000 toy-related injuries to children younger than 15 years of age in 2011.
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11/29/2012
Connecticut Better Business Bureau urges consumers to be extremely careful when buying a puppy as a holiday gift because of the proliferation of scams associated with puppy sales.
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12/12/2011
Better Business Bureau is advising parents to do their homework before letting children write to Santa this holiday season.
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10/13/2011
Hundreds of unscrupulous businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online – most of which are assigned to children under the age of 18 who have not started using them yet.
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10/06/2011
Entering the world of beauty pageants can carry a heavy price tag, so parents must look beyond the glare of the runway lights.
Some Promoters Abandon Families on a Costly Boulevard of Broken Dreams
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09/28/2011
The United States Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) has expanded a voluntary recall of 1.7 million toy workshop and tool sets because they pose a choking hazard to children.
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07/18/2011
Cybercrooks are harvesting Social Security numbers online - some of which reportedly have been assigned to children,leaving their families with debt that may be ultimately impossible to repay.
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06/30/2011
The dog days of summer are fun for kids, full of good memories for adults, and bursting with opportunities for scammers.
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06/16/2011
Connecticut Better Business Bureau reminds parents that they should look beyond the sales pitch if they want their children to be safe and well-supervised.
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05/09/2011
Kids as young as nine years old are becoming just as capable—if not more so—than their parents at navigating the Internet. Connecticut BBB offers seven "Stop Signs" to keep your children safe online.
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12/17/2010
Before allowing children to share personal information with a “Letter to Santa” website, adults should review the site to determine who is seeking the information and how it will be used.
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09/17/2010
Chuck E. Cheese is recalling more than one million light-up rings and star glasses because of risk to children.
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