Category: Kids

Patients Can’t Be Categorized by Medical Algorithms

Each of us has a unique life with different mental, physical, and environmental factors affecting our health. We may get similar sicknesses but for entirely different reasons, and that means the treatments that will help us get better should also be different. This inevitable diversity should be accounted for in our health care, but it…


Does Social Media Harm Kids? It Might Depend on Their Age

Your child’s risk of harm from social media is higher at certain ages and it’s different for girls and boys, researchers report. To figure out how social media use affected “life satisfaction” among 10- to 21-year-olds, the investigators analyzed long-term data on 17,400 young people in the United Kingdom. The new study found key periods when heavy…


Mom’s Innovative Car Seat Coats for Kids Make Winter Rides Safer and Happier

Dahlia Rizk, 47, mother of three from New Hampshire and inventor of Buckle Me Baby Coats, just might have made your winter car ride a little bit easier—and a lot safer for children. When Rizk’s oldest child was 5 years old, she attended a child passenger safety check and, to her surprise, a technician informed…


So Long, Farewell (Act I, Scene 9b) – The Sound of Music Live

A heartfelt performance from students of The King’s Academy, West Palm Beach, Florida.


Utah Couple Accused of Using Electric Shocks on 2 Kids

OGDEN, Utah—A mother and her boyfriend have been arrested in Utah on allegations that they inflicted electric shocks to discipline two children while they were handcuffed to each other, police said. Video security footage shows the two adults using “an electronic shocking device” last Saturday to shock the woman’s children on their backs and arms,…


Why Do Birds Sing In The Morning?

Every day just before the sun comes up in the wild places of South Africa something amazing happens. If you go outside and listen carefully you will find that all the birds puff up their feathers and put on a show — a singing show! When the sun hasn’t yet come up it’s just light enough to…


For Kids: Why Do Birds Sing In The Morning?

Every day just before the sun comes up in the wild places of South Africa something amazing happens. If you go outside and listen carefully you will find that all the birds puff up their feathers and put on a show — a singing show! When the sun hasn’t yet come up it’s just light enough to…


VIDEO: How This Uncle With Down Syndrome Cares for Sister’s Kids, Proves Haters Wrong

One-year-old Louisa absolutely adores her Uncle Matt. He makes her laugh and giggle as he goofs around, and calms her with singing as he does the bottle feed. Their bond is beautiful, and even more so because their relationship shows how people with Down syndrome can play a special role in helping care for kids….


Kids at the Table: Teaching Manners With Memorable Meals

I grew up in a large household as one of seven children. Table manners were essential for my parents’ sanity, a way to keep us under control. (Once, I remember being in total panic when faced with a bunch of grapes on my plate. To this day, I’m teased mercilessly by my siblings as they…


Why Real Play Benefits Your Son More Than Video Games

Pre-game jitters. They have hit our house hard, and my boys could hardly fall asleep last night. We love baseball at our house but like any sport, some games are bigger and way more important than others. This is one of those games. All of their friends will be there today-the guys they’ve grown up…