What do parents and kids argue over most? No surprise — screen time. A new survey found that 90% of parents butt heads with their kids over the use of their devices, and half said the issue comes up at least once a week.

Most arguments have to do with the amount of time kids are on their screens (46%) and using their phones at bedtime (40%). Other arguments center around too much time gaming (28%), using devices during meals or family time (28%), watching inappropriate content (25%), and social media use (25%).

56% of parents think their kid spends too much time online, and 46% believe it's had a negative impact on them.

Friday Flashback - BROKEN WINGS MR. MISTER 1985
SAY YOU, SAY ME - SEPARATE LIVES - PARTY ALL THE TIME
1985
Live Aid pop concerts in Philadelphia and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke.
The Eastern half of North America is hit with an exceptionally cold winter, one of the worst in recorded history.
The popular comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" debuts in newspapers.
Michael Jordan is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year."
first version of Windows is released Ver 1.0
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in North American markets during October of 1985.
The first .Com domain name, symbolics.com, is registered by the Symbolics corporation.
Switzerland is the first country to bring into law catalytic converters must be fitted to private cars
Compact Discs are introduced to American Consumers
Care Bear Desk - Price: $29.99
1985 Bean Bag Lounger - Price: $39.99
Projection Screen TV - Price: $1279.00

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A new survey by NORC reveals that 60% of people find cash or gift cards very acceptable as holiday presents. Other findings:

- 44% of people say they won't stay up to greet the new year

- 66% of adults, under 45, find cash a very acceptable holiday gift, compared to 55% of adults over 45

- 20% of people put up their holiday decorations before Thanksgiving

- 23% of adults plan to watch sports on Christmas Day

- 30% of people will give a gift to their pet this holiday season

Axios says the US government is planning to make Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas federal holidays. An executive order is being planned to give Americans more time off.
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NORAD has been tracking Santa's travels on Christmas Eve since 1958?According to their website, it all started in 1955, when “a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the CONAD Operations Center upon seeing a newspaper advertisement telling kids to call Santa.” CONAD [Continental Air Defense Command] was the predecessor of NORAD. CONAD’s Director of Operations, Colonel Harry Shoup, answered the phone and then “instructed his staff to check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole.” That sparked the idea to track Santa's journey each year — much to the delight of children and families all over the world.
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Saturday, and Sunday are among the busiest shopping days of the year. Saturday has even been dubbed “Super Saturday,” because it’s the second busiest shopping day of the year (behind Black Friday).
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ABC says Peeps will unveil a 400-lb Peep on New Year's in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The giant Peep will descend at 5:35 p.m to ring in the new year.
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Playboy is officially jumping into the energy drink game with a new “better-for-you” lineup aimed squarely at Gen Z, created in partnership with Fire Brands. The drinks come in five lightly sparkling flavors like peach mango, blue raspberry, watermelon, and pineapple, all wrapped in bold cans featuring the iconic Playboy bunny logo. Each 12-ounce can packs 200mg of caffeine plus B vitamins and L-carnitine, while keeping sugar and calories relatively low. The line is rolling out nationwide now, including on Amazon, expanding Playboy’s branding from lifestyle to literal energy boost.
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The Malvern Gazette says students from the UK’s Heart of Worcestershire College recently built an 11 foot snowman. It was made with 3,000 bricks. The snowman weighs five tons. The Snowman has a black hat, an orange nose and red lips
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The Sun says Portsmouth, England is going viral because the City Council has banned Christmas wreaths for safety reasons. Residents must remove the festive decorations or face fines. Locals criticized the decision, calling it heavy-handed and joy-sucking. Despite the backlash, the council is defending their ban, citing fire safety concerns.
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Bloomberg says an increasing number of Tesla drivers are investing in escape tools to prevent getting trapped inside their vehicles. The tools have gained interest because people were severely injured or died because they couldn't escape due to faulty door handles. The emergency items include glass breakers, emergency pull cords, and other accessories. Nearly 35,000 people have signed a Consumer Reports petition calling on Tesla and other automakers to fix their electronic doors?
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A truck driver in Indiana got the surprise of a lifetime when he returned from a break at a truck stop to find his trailer had been tampered with. After noticing a broken seal, he called the cops. Officers investigated and discovered ten boxes — that were not part of the driver’s original load — containing $16 million worth of cocaine, so much cocaine in fact that there wasn’t enough space to store it in the evidence room.
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MS News says an unfaithful man was recently seen hanging half-naked from a hotel sign in Hangzhou, China. He was caught cheating by his wife. Rescuers attempted to communicate with the man. Onlookers speculated that the man was at the hotel with his mistress before his wife showed up. This caused him to try and escape
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An innovative 45-year-old UK man has been sentenced to five years in prison for, among other offenses, transforming a stapler into a firearm. In March of 2024, Jamie Young was escorted off a train when an off-duty cop spotted him taking drugs. After being removed, Young was searched, and a small amount of crack cocaine was found, along with two cell phones and his modified, fully functional stapler-gun.