Tag: children

FDA Sounds Alarm on COVID Vaccines for Kids | Facts Matter

According to a new federally-funded study, children between the ages of 12 and 17 who took the Pfizer vaccine face an elevated risk of heart inflammation, with the elevated risk being present within seven days post-vaccination. While many already knew that, the number of myocarditis and pericarditis events found in this particular age group met…


FDA Detects Serious Safety Signal for Covid Vaccine Among Kids | Facts Matter

According to a new federally-funded study, children between the ages of 12 and 17 who took the Pfizer vaccine face an elevated risk of heart inflammation, with the elevated risk being present within seven days post-vaccination. While many already knew that, the number of myocarditis and pericarditis events found in this particular age group met…


Family Groups Launch Petitions Over Target’s Embrace of LGBT Merchandise Aimed at Children

The backlash against Target continues as conservative groups launch petitions and campaigns demanding that the company remove LGBT products, particularly merchandise aimed at children. Target came under fire this week as details of the store’s “Pride Month” merchandise, which included products made for children, appeared on social media and were picked up by news outlets….


Target Faces ‘Bud-Light Treatment’ as Opposition to LGBT Merchandise Aimed at Children Grows

DALLAS—The backlash against Target continues as conservative groups launch petitions and campaigns demanding that the company remove LGBT products, particularly merchandise aimed at children. Target came under fire this week as details of the store’s “Pride Month” merchandise, which included products made for children, appeared on social media and were picked up by news outlets….


‘Our Children Do Not Chain Us—They Give Us Opportunities,’ Says a Military Mom Who Homeschools Her 3 Kids

Native New Yorker Meg Thompson knew homeschooling her three kids would be the best way to give her family the flexibility to adapt to her military husband’s “atypical work” and spend more time together. Now seeing her kids thrive, she hopes to empower other parents to take the lead on their children’s education. “You have what…


COVID Policies Harmed Children’s Emotional and Social Development, Psychotherapist Tells National Citizen’s Inquiry

A psychotherapist with a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology testified to the National Citizen’s Inquiry that COVID-19 policies such as masking and lockdowns harmed the emotional and social development of Canadian infants and children. “[Children] are at risk for failed developmental milestones, disrupted social-emotional interaction, and risk for reduced capacity for emotional and behavioural regulation,” registered psychotherapist…


Colombian Children Found Alive in Jungle Weeks After Plane Crash

BOGOTA—Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the south of the country more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in a thick jungle, President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday. The children were rescued by members of the military, firefighters, and civil aviation authority officials in…


Top 10 Ways to Prevent Kids From Drowning

Adults are being reminded of the best ways to make swimming activities safe for kids, in light of statistics showing that most young children who drown in pools were last seen in the house less than five minutes before the drowning occurred. There is no substitute for your undivided attention, according to Jennifer Rubin, Safe Kids…


Texas Ban on Gender Modification for Minors Passes Major Hurdle

Texas Republicans cleared a major hurdle to pass a ban on child gender modification surgery and hormones after fierce resistance from Democrats and pro-transgender protesters. The vote mainly along party lines on May 11 came after five hours of debate on Senate Bill 14 that included multiple attempts by Democrats to water down the bill through…


Idaho Jury Begins Deliberation in Lori Vallow Daybell Murder Trial

BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in what prosecutors say was a strange doomsday-focused plot. Lori Vallow Daybell wanted the victims’ money, so she used sex and power to manipulate her brother and a lover into carrying…