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News Round-Up June 1: Kids React to Nyan Cat, Babies Name Themselves and Being a Hypocrite

What we’re reading today:

1. The teddyphone. It’s a cell phone for kids, but can also be a child monitor when you push SOS. Is this a great safety device, or does go a little too far?

2. One mom says she’s a bleeding heart liberal, but she’s not comfortable with her 6-year-old son kissing his best friend Max. Is she a hypocrite?

3. Finding it hard to choose a baby name? Why not let the fetus name his or herself? Here’s a handy app. This could prove very useful; Leonardo DiCaprio named himself in a similar fashion, kicking in utero while his mom was at a museum checking out Da Vinci’s work.

4. What’s the use of a spelling bee with spell check on all our devices?