Category: children

Bombshell Study Confirms This Daily Drink Lowers IQ

These study findings were so controversial, they had to undergo additional peer-review and scrutiny before being published. Their publication even warranted a special editor’s note justifying the journal’s decision to publish the story. Will the findings be taken seriously? STORY AT-A-GLANCE A U.S. and Canadian government-funded observational study found that drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy…


Researchers Develop Safe Eczema Testing For Newborns

Researchers have developed a non-invasive eczema test for newborns, which analyses skin immune biomarkers to provide an accurate diagnosis of the condition during the baby’s first two years of life. According to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), eczema is a condition where the skin does not retain moisture, causing it to…


City of Toronto Pulls Child Vaccination Ad Within Hours Amid Heavy Criticism

The City of Toronto has pulled an ad that depicted a little girl staying indoors out of the fear of the pandemic, and promoting COVID-19 vaccination for children. The ad, posted on social media, showed a girl inside her home looking at other children play outside, and ask her mother, “Hey mom, can I go…


Children Missing Full Night’s Sleep a Week Because of Social Media Use: Study

Young children are losing out on the equivalent of a full night’s sleep a week because their bedtime routines are being delayed by increased social media use, according to new research. Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, studied social media use and sleep quality in 60 schoolchildren aged 10 to 11 and found…


Texas Grade School Teacher Quits After Being Accused of Posting Disturbing Sexual Content

A Texas resident blasted Highland Park ISD school board members on Sept. 13 over hiring a teacher for 5-year-olds who had disturbing sexual content allegedly posted on social media. Russell Fish, an activist and founder of OpenRecords.org, spoke publicly during the board meeting concerning a self-described “queer teacher” who identified with the LGBT community. Fish,…


Conservatives Organize Against Exposing Children to LGBT Ideology

From Idaho to Texas, parents and conservative groups are organizing to push back against the sexualization of children that involves “drag” shows and LGBT content. In Idaho, a “drag kids” show with performers as young as 11 was postponed Sunday at the Boise Pride Festival in Idaho after the state GOP called on constituents to…


Police Believe 3 Children Drowned by Mother at NYC Beach

NEW YORK—Three children were found dead in the surf off Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother. The bodies of the 7-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl, and 3-month-old girl were found after a nearly three-hour search that began at 1:40 a.m. when a relative called…


Kids Who Walk to School Are More Likely to Stay Active

Children who walk or bike to school at a young age are more likely to continue the healthy habit as they age, according to a new study. “The walk to school is a wonderful moment in the day that provides children a glimpse of living an active lifestyle,” says David Tulloch, a professor of landscape…


Health Canada Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Children 6 Months and Older

Health Canada approved on Sept. 9 the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 months to less than 5 years old, making it the second vaccine approved for the youngest cohorts of children in Canada. The federal agency said on its website that the dosage it has approved for children in this age…


Idaho Pride Festival Postpones ‘Drag Kids’ Show, Citing ‘Safety Concerns’

The organizers of an LGBT pride event in downtown Boise, Idaho said they have paused the plan to host a drag show featuring young children because of “safety concerns.” The Boise Pride Festival, an annual event that has been held for more than three decades, drew intense backlash this year over its inclusion of a…