NEW YORK - Sedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit — and may also be less likely to slam doors, hit other children, and express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report. "It may help children ...
3 Dec 2008
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas—Friendswood police are looking for information on a suspicious woman who has reportedly been approaching school buses, asking for children by name. The woman is described as having blonde hair. She is reportedly “nicely ...
3 Dec 2008
A 12-year-old entrepreneur flew more than 1,000 miles to start a special club in Harlem Wednesday. She's on a mission to clean up the world one child at a time. "Turn the lights, TV, and computer off when you leave the room," Riley Hoffer suggests ...
3 Dec 2008
Feb 1: 911 call placed about fire had "kill" reference Jan 30: Child alerted Springs dispatchers to fatal fire Fire kills toddler; mother arrested Jan 29: Mom jailed after fatal Springs fire COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A woman convicted of killing her ...
3 Dec 2008
Heidi Klum -- who recently told InStyle there's nothing wrong with her boys dressing up -- takes her children Leni , 4 ½, Henry , 3, and Johan , 2, along with grandma Erna, to see the Christmas lights at the Grove shopping center in Los Angeles on ...
3 Dec 2008
Many children learn about Santa Claus and celebrate him during the December holidays, but at what age is it appropriate to start fostering that belief? Also, at what age should you stop encouraging children to celebrate Santa? That determination must ...
3 Dec 2008
Firefighters in Montgomery County say a fire at a home in Glen Echo is out, and three toddlers who were caught inside the burning home have been rescued. Investigators say at one point, an estimated 75 firefighters were fighting the flames, and the three kids who were trapped inside were rushed to Childrens Hospital, where they are now listed in critical condition.
3 Dec 2008
The Thunder Bay District Heath Unit has made raising healthy children a priority in their newest publication launched Wednesday. The Busy Parents Guide to Healthy, Happy Kids will be sent to more than 9,000 families around the city.
3 Dec 2008
With Salvation Army bell-ringers dotting sidewalks around the country, the holidays present ample opportunities to start talking to your kids about the importance of charity.
3 Dec 2008
A 12-year-old entrepreneur flew more than 1,000 miles to start a special club in Harlem Wednesday. She's on a mission to clean up the world one child at a time. Hoffer's teaching kids at schools across the country how to go green, making the trek all the way from Arkansas. She also designed a stainless steel, reusable water bottle and started the environmental company CynerGreen Kidz.
3 Dec 2008
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News) -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a new study finds.
3 Dec 2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- So much for the empty nest blues. A University of California, Berkeley, study that tracked the relationships of dozens of women has found evidence that marriages improve once the kids have flown the coop.
3 Dec 2008
“Just think if that Spanish kid’s parents had done the test and said, ‘No, your genes show that you are going to be a bad long jumper, so we are going to make you a golfer,’ ” said Carl Foster, a co-author of the study, ...
3 Dec 2008
Bright Kids, Bright Tomorrow Two weeks ago, I visited the Beijing University of Post and Telegraph. I have visited there several times in the past decade, and enjoy doing so. I think part of the reason is watching Ma Yan's face; ...
3 Dec 2008
I of course did not think of the time thing last year when I did it, coming up with the idea 2 WEEKS before Christmas thinking to myself, I HAVE to do this for my kids. Ugh. They didn't see me the rest of the 2 weeks, but I finished it ...
3 Dec 2008
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3 Dec 2008
This episode of Red Belly Radio actually began back on October 2 with a telethon to raise funds to send a number of families with special needs kids to the Disney parks in Orlando Florida. Listeners of the Kidd Kraddick syndicated ...
3 Dec 2008
University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown for the first time that the brains of low-income children function differently from the brains of high-income kids.
3 Dec 2008