Legos are the perfect toy. They are creative, require some brain power and they have the marketing down so well that they grew up with their target market from times of yore. You see adults playing with them almost as much as you see kids playing with Legos.

Such is the case for Deseret News sports writer James Edward, who got into Legos when his oldest child was 4 years old. He presented a massive winter-themed presentations at BrickSlopes this weekend. 

Perspective: Protecting teens from Big Tech — it’s time for the states to step up

With many parents feeling unable to keep their children safe on the Internet some experts think it’s time to enact policy to protect young people. Since 2011, we have seen a sharp rise in depression, self-harm, suicide attempts and suicide coinciding with the rise of social media. 

The writers of this perspective propose provocative policy measures aimed at giving parents better control over what their children access online. According to them teens might not like it, but these are necessary steps to improve the lives of young Americans.

See what they suggest here. What do you think — do you agree? Reply and let me know your thoughts.

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• Jennifer Graham: The problem that’s getting left out in conversations about student debt (Deseret News)

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