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Here are some ways that children can maintain their social life without their cell phones: 

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Solution: 1) Access your TV's www.mcafee.com/activate product key network settings and protect them with a password 2) Monitor multimedia content 3) Remove all multimedia www.mcafee.com/activate content other www.mcafee.com/activate download than the cell mcafee.com/activate product key phone. 

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