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hen you bring your new baby home from the hospital for the first time you’re filled with a tumult of emotions – pride, joy, nervousness and an all-encompassing fear of just about everything, from a fly buzzing nearby to a zombie apocalypse.
You are responsible for this tiny human life and that can be a terrifying thought – you’re responsible for at least 18 years and the world is a very different place to the one you grew up in. The biggest change by far is the Internet and the impact it’s had on every aspect of our lives, from consulting Dr Google to finding friends all over the world. Then, of course, there’s the darker side of the Internet and we like to think as adults that we’ve got everything covered, that we
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Peninsula Kids – Autumn 2019