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Online obsession: This 'blows my mind' says overwhelmed parent

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Weekend writer·Bay of Plenty Times·
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An increasing number of kids are preferring YouTube and video games to television, leaving parents, at times, feeling overwhelmed trying to ensure their online safety. How do we keep kids safe? And how do we curb the obsession? Carly Gibbs reports.


Like many Kiwi kids, Jae, 12, and her brother, Jett, 11, favour YouTube and video gaming over traditional television.

And like many parents, their mum, Stacey Kemp, feels overwhelmed trying to ensure both limited screen time and

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