33 h. ago ‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativityJosh was at the end of his rope when he turned to ChatGPT for help with a parenting quandary. The 40-year-old father of two had been listening to his “super loquacious” four-year-old talk about Thomas the Tank Engine for 45 minutes, and he was feeling overwhelmed.“He was not done telling the story that he wanted to tell, and I needed to do my chores, so I let him have the phone,” recalled Josh, who lives in north-west Ohio. “I thought he would finish the story and the phone would turn off.” Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Parents thought son was just going through a phase but the truth was devastating

Thomas Meacham died in 2019, but his family will be forever grateful for the care they received from Ty Hafan children's hospice and will use the Cardiff Half Marathon to say thanks

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3 d. ago I've claimed thousands in disability benefits since I was 14 because of my OCD. The truth is, it was just a phase... but I'm still enjoying the magic money

Three months ago, I was at a garage inspecting a Ford Fiesta with my father. It was the perfect first car for an 18-year-old like me.

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3 d. ago Parents and son are found dead at home after 'violent triple stabbing': Man 'known to family' is arrested

Mark and Louise O'Connor and their son Evan (pictured) were brutally attacked in their stone cottage near the village of Tallanstown in County Louth, Ireland, on Monday morning.

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4 d. ago What Lucy Letby did when we thought our baby was dying was 'not normal'

Appearing on Channel 4's new documentary Lucy Letby: Murder or Mistake? this evening, the parents spoke about the scary experience with their newborn son

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4 d. ago Downfall of 'Kardashian of Cheshire' who fleeced millionaire clients over Hermes handbags

Entitled Jack Watkin, 26, is the son of millionaire parents and was educated at a private school in Cheshire but now he will be swapping his plush surroundings for a jail cell at HMP Altcourse

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4 d. ago TV star mum shamed by other parents 'banned from son's playgroup over boob size'

Jodie Weston is known for her stints on Channel 5's Rich Kids Go Skint, Rich Holiday Poor Holiday and BBC's Eating with My Ex.

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5 d. ago TikTok stars reveal ‘devastating’ news about the ‘loss of our baby girl born far too soon’

TIKTOK stars have shared heartbreaking news with fans, revealing the “devastating” loss of their baby girl, who was “born far too soon.” TikTokers Matt Howard and Abby Howard announced that they were expecting their third baby together earlier this year. The high school sweethearts are already parents to son Griffin, 3, and daughter August, 2 - and they...

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9 d. ago Claudia Cardinale: toughness and charisma went with the sensual allure

The smouldering star of Once Upon a Time in the West, 8½ and The Leopard had her best roles for Italian directors• Claudia Cardinale, star of The Leopard, dies aged 87• Claudia Cardinale: a life in picturesClaudia Cardinale was part of the great wave of Italian movie stars whose postwar career took them from Europe to Hollywood; these included Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Monica Vitti, who the American film industry prized not merely for their beauty but also for their mystery: an exotic feline allure and sense of toughness and survival, and even tragedy. But Cardinale perhaps had something her contemporaries didn’t: a kind of simplicity and frankness to go with the sensual allure. She often played opposite Alain Delon, whose own beauty complemented – almost merged with – hers.In Visconti’s early masterpiece Rocco and His Brothers from 1960, Cardinale played Ginetta, engaged to one of Rocco’s brothers from the uncouth south and her parents are openly hostile when their son-in...

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9 d. ago Claudia Cardinale had toughness, charisma and sensual allure. Yet Hollywood just couldn’t do her justice

The smouldering star of Once Upon a Time in the West, 8½ and The Leopard had her best roles for Italian directors• Claudia Cardinale, star of The Leopard, dies aged 87• Claudia Cardinale: a life in picturesClaudia Cardinale was part of the great wave of Italian movie stars whose postwar career took them from Europe to Hollywood; these included Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Monica Vitti, who the American film industry prized not merely for their beauty but also for their mystery: an exotic feline allure and sense of toughness and survival, and even tragedy. But Cardinale perhaps had something her contemporaries didn’t: a kind of simplicity and frankness to go with the sensual allure. She often played opposite Alain Delon, whose own beauty complemented – almost merged with – hers.In Visconti’s early masterpiece Rocco and His Brothers from 1960, Cardinale played Ginetta, engaged to one of Rocco’s brothers from the uncouth south and her parents are openly hostile when their son-in...

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2 w. ago Stacey Solomon shares 'hardest' part of raising blended family with ex

The TV star has opened up about co-parenting her eldest son Zach with his rarely-seen dad Dean Cox

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2 w. ago Parents of Southport killer knew their son was ordering knives online before the attack, inquiry hears

Fingerprints belonging to Axel Rudakubana 's mother were discovered on packaging of the knife he used to murder three young girls at the Taylor Swift dance class.

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2 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer can't use it for terminal sister, judge rules

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 after being diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of childhood brain cancer.

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2 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer but can't use cash for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 after being diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of childhood brain cancer.

Economics

2 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer can't use it for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 from a rare childhood brain cancer, in 2022 their daughter Ruby-Rose was diagnosed with a genetic metabolic disease

Economics

2 w. ago Parents raised £100k for son who died of cancer but can't use it for terminal sister

Craig Evison and Victoria Morrison's son Kyle died in October 2020 from a rare childhood brain cancer, in 2022 their daughter Ruby-Rose was diagnosed with a genetic metabolic disease

Economics

3 w. ago Devastated parents say teen son's death on farm leaves 'huge void' in lives

The teen, Will Pedley was reported missing on August 27 and was tragically found dead on his family's farm in Barbon near Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, the following day.

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3 w. ago Grieving parents say teen son's death on farm leaves 'huge void' in lives

15-year-old Will Pedley was reported missing on August 27 and was tragically found dead on his family's farm in Barbon near Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, the following day.

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3 w. ago Tragic parents blocked from son's £100,000 charity money to help terminally ill daughter

The parents of Kyle Morrison challenged charity Gold Geese over the funds raised for their dying son

Economics

3 w. ago Parents pay tribute to 'beloved son', 15, found dead on family farm

Will Pedley was reported missing on August 27

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