Category: Kids

A Boy Who Started His Own Recycling Business at 3

He is doing an excellent job protecting the environment and is build a career at the same time.


Kids Are Getting Wired for Stress By Screens

Mindfulness and meditation may be growing in popularity, but so is their opposite: digital distraction. Our kids often spend more time on screens than sleeping. This lack of sleep along with the risks of online predators and pornography are obvious problems with today’s teen screen culture. But another big problem often gets overlooked: chronic stress….


Court: Dad Can Fight Adoption of Children Whose Mother He Killed

COLUMBUS, Ohio—An Ohio father can fight the adoption of the children whose mother he killed, after a divided state Supreme Court said there was a good reason he hadn’t been in touch with them since the slaying: He was following a judge’s order not to contact them. Under Ohio law, parental consent is not required…


Tampa Woman Convicted of Killing Her Kids Seeks New Trial

TAMPA, Fla.—A woman serving two life terms for killing her teenage children in 2011 while her husband was deployed overseas is seeking a new trial. A Tampa jury rejected the insanity defense for Julie Schenecker, 61, and convicted her in the shooting deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Calyx and 13-year-old son Beau. Schenecker is seeking…


Why Getting Outside and Doing New Things Makes Your Kids Happy

When you live in northern Michigan like we do, there’s a strong sense of urgency when summer arrives. The season is short so we try to pack in as much sun and fun as we can, while we can. Judging by the throngs of people at the beach, on the trails, out riding bikes, and on…


Where Should He Park the Money?

Dear Dave, Our son is 13, and he has been doing some part-time work for a friend of the family. He makes $40 to $60 a week, and he would like to begin investing the majority of what he earns. Do you have a suggestion for a good place he could put his money? Lindsay…


FDA Could Authorize Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine for Kids Under 5 in the Next Month: Fauci

White House chief medical advisor Dr. Antrhony Fauci on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine for children under 5-years-old within the next month. “My hope is that it’s going to be within the next month or so and not much later than that, but I can’t guarantee that because I cant outguess…


FDA Could Authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Under 5 in the Next Month: Fauci

White House chief medical advisor Dr. Antrhony Fauci on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine for children under 5-years-old within the next month. “My hope is that it’s going to be within the next month or so and not much later than that, but I can’t guarantee that because I cant outguess…


Helping Kids Feel Less Stress, More Happiness

Today’s children are experiencing alarming levels of stress, anxiety, and depression compared to past generations. So why does happiness elude so many of them? I asked Dr. Hansa Bhargava, pediatrician and author of “Building Happier Kids: Stress-Busting Tools for Parents,” for her advice. Here’s what she said: The Epoch Times: What, in your opinion, is…


Aussie PM Calls for Co-ordinated School Reopening

The head of the prime minister’s department is working with the states and territories to harmonise the return of school for 2022. Some states and territories are weighing up delays to school reopening for the new year, to allow more children to be vaccinated for COVID-19, while some insist the term should start as scheduled….