Parents ponying up for pricey toys
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You better watch out: this holiday shopping season could be one of the priciest ever as the most tech-laden and expensive gifts for kids of all ages, from the $299 animatronic pony Butterscotch to a $300 pinball machine, show up at your neighborhood Wal-Mart or Target.
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With Broadway premium tickets costing up to $250, taking tots to a show is a gamble for parents.
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Parents have been doting over their  offspring for a very, very long time, it seems.
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With the holiday shopping season underway, an industry group for video games is trying to encourage parents to use its voluntary ratings to protect children from graphic images of sex and violence.
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U.S. families will shell out almost  $564 for back-to-school merchandise this year as student demand  for hot electronics and trendy footwear drives up the cost of  returning to school, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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How do parents decide what entertainment is appropriate for their children in the age of videocassettes, DVD's, computer games and cable television?
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Parents can stop fretting when their child sets an extra plate for an invisible friend, or shares a seemingly two-way conversation with a stuffed animal.
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As teenagers acquire the latest gadgets, more of them are realizing that they can turn their older models into cold hard cash.
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Food is another divide between parents and sitters.
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For kids whose parents are loaded, baseball mitts or big wheel cars are just so gross. So this holiday season, the children of the well-off will get to play in high style with their
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A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight.
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Parents at a state-funded faith state school  are being asked  for voluntary contributions of more than Â£1,200 a year.
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When freelance writer Wang Jian shops for toys for her 5-year-old son, she's happy to pay extra for Legos blocks and Japanese-brand train sets.
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Parents are bringing in a whole new slate of names to challenge perennial favorites.
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Petri dishes, artificial spinal  discs and blood-testing strips may not seem particularly  exciting, but the makers of these medical products have been  fetching high prices this year.
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ARM gets slapped for making a pricey buy.
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Magnetic toys have been ubiquitous at birthday parties for years. Now they are also appearing in lawsuits.