Blogs Posts in Kids category; 499 blog posts

Kids think yoghurt comes from plants, survey finds

The survey, released today, found that three-quarters of Year 6 students thought cotton socks came from animals. It also showed just under half of the Year 6 students did not know that bread, cheese and bananas all came from farms and a q [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids take meaning from reading

Costa Mesa Police Officer Jess Gilman walked confidently down the school hallway with a red-and-white-striped hat on his head, and a book and Cat in the Hat doll in his hands. Tall and authoritative in his navy uniform, he took a seat on [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

A cautionary tale for kids

Playing at: AMC Kanata, Barrhaven, Coliseum, Empire Orleans, Rideau Centre, SilverCity, South Keys, StarCite. How far can you push a message before it starts to feel pushy? This is one of the central concerns that comes pre-packaged with [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Baby Shower Treats Double Regarding Infants Room

Baby shower decorations could also double for baby room décor simply because today’s baby showers tend to be personalised and less traditional from the past in lots of ways. Baby shower decorations are used within the baby&rs [...]

Posted On : Feb, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Doctors, parents, teachers, kids agree on limiting internet ...

NAGPUR: The present age is frequently referred to as the ICE (information, communication, entertainment) age, but most grown ups believe this makes for over exposure of kids to media. Sunday saw several doctors, parents and teachers discu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Indigenous kids excluded from survey tests

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) official were asked today during a senate estimates hearing about a decision to exclude Aboriginal children from the voluntary bio-medical testing element of the survey. "I'm trying to und [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

FDA: Shortage of kids' cancer drug can be averted

The Food and Drug Administration has managed to avert a "crisis" for children with cancer by preventing a looming shortage of a lifesaving drug, officials announced Tuesday. The shortage of methotrexate — a mainstay of tre [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Shhh! The Kids Need More Sleep -- Or Do They?

Kids don't get the recommended amount of sleep -- and they never have. That's the conclusion of Australian researchers who tracked changes in sleep recommendations, and what was known about actual sleep time, over more than a cent [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Bilingual kids gain benefits in literacy skills

Bilingual children score higher on some cognitive tests than children who speak only English, a new Toronto study found. It's known that children who grow up speaking two languages tend to be slower in picking up each language than ch [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids can be encouraged to start cooking at early age

We're all for parenting advice that extols the virtues of less work. Which is why we love the idea of handing off meal prep to the kids. "One way to help a child feel needed, important and valued in the family is to put him or [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents urged to talk to kids after sex grooming sting

New Zealand's internet watchdog is telling parents to warn their children about online dangers after TV ONE's Close Up tracked down men preying on a fictitious 14-year-old girl for sex. A Close Up reporter confronted men in par [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids may have higher obesity risk if dad is overweight, stud...

Kids might be at higher risk for obesity if dad is overweight, a study suggests.Other studies have shown an association between two overweight parents and higher weight in their children, and weight relationships between fathers and sons [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids' weight gains not due to junk food at schools

The junk food sold at schools does not appear to contribute to middle schoolers' weight gains, a new study says. In the study, no link was found between children's weight gain and the amount of time between fifth and eighth grade [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Parents dumping kids at play centres

Parents are dumping their children at indoor play centres so they can go shopping or to avoid the soaring cost of day care, according to a Herald Sun investigation. The paper says police are being called in every week after children were [...]