Category: children

Service Learning: Nurturing Children’s Sense of Charity in the Classroom

It was mid-December, shortly before Christmas vacation. The elementary and middle school students had just finished their annual Christmas carol performance at the local senior center. Teachers handed cards to their students, and the children started visiting people in the audience. I proudly watched one of my students, an 8-year-old girl, hesitantly approach an elderly…


NHS Transgender Treatment of Children ‘Bordering on Ideological’: UK Health Secretary

British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Tuesday that the way the nation’s healthcare system currently handles cases of children with gender dysphoria is “bordering on ideological.” Responding to a question, Javid told MPs that he shared concerns about the NHS insisting on children’s perception of their own gender as a starting point for treatment,…


Yes, the ‘Terrible Twos’ Are Full-On – but Let’s Look at Things From a Child’s Perspective

Meet Eli. He entered the second year of his life with gusto and now, aged 18 months, he is discovering new things every day including ideas he wants to try out immediately. Like, right now. Waiting is not an option. Combined with his passion for life he often becomes emotionally overwhelmed and erupts into frequent…


When Seizing Children From Parents, States Get Money and Extralegal Power: The Case of Baby Cyrus

A case in Idaho around baby Cyrus being taken from his family by Child Protective Services (CPS) is bringing attention to the financial incentives and extralegal powers states have when taking children from their parents. We spoke with the family and a lawyer involved in the state’s seizure of baby Cyrus and found that in…


Teacher Motivates Students Every Morning With Fun Parody Songs

What a great way to get the kids excited for class! …


CDC Study: Remote Learning Hurt Children’s Mental Health

When schools pivoted to remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the first casualty was children’s mental health. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed teenagers’ mental health from January 2021 to June 2021. Compared with 2019, the study found that the proportion of mental health-related emergency department visits in…


Police Find 2 Dead Kids in Miami Apartment, Mother Arrested

MIAMI—Police in Miami arrested a 41-year-old woman in the deaths of her two children, aged 3 and 5 after officers responded to repeated hang-up 911 calls from her apartment where they found their tied-up bodies. “Come get them, I don’t want them anymore,” Odette Lysse Joassaint told officers who responded to the scene on Tuesday…


BBC Guide Says Parents Should Check If White Children Have Black or Brown Friends Over For Playdates

According to a BBC’s early-years guidance on race, white mums or dads are being asked to “examine their biases” if their toddler only has white friends over. The BBC’s Tiny Happy People website was launched in 2020 as a resource aimed at developing children’s communication and language skills. However, its section on talking about race…


[Premiering at 7:30PM] The State Can Abduct Children Through CPS ‘Medical Kidnapping’: Rep. Tammy Nichols

A recent case in Idaho is raising alarms over the government’s ability to take children from parents using what’s being called “medical kidnapping” by Child Protective Services (CPS). State Rep. Tammy Nichols, a Republican, says that it contains possible legal issues since normal protections under the law are being reversed. Nichols said, “You know, that’s what…


The State Can Abduct Children Through CPS ‘Medical Kidnapping’: Rep. Tammy Nichols

A recent case in Idaho is raising alarms over the government’s ability to take children from parents using what’s being called “medical kidnapping” by Child Protective Services (CPS). State Rep. Tammy Nichols, a Republican, says that it contains possible legal issues since normal protections under the law are being reversed. Nichols said, “You know, that’s what…