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Sciency, girl-positive steampunk kids' adventure novel on Ki...

Kyle sez, "My friend Jordan Stratford has launched his first Kickstarter (currently funded, yay!) but the idea is simply too lovely not to share. From Kickstarter:"This is a pro-math, pro-science, pro-history and pro-literature [...]

Posted On : Apr, 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

Kids Increasingly Staring at Glowing Screens, Study Finds

And finally tonight, in a media-saturated society, how much time are our youngest children spending in front of their screens? Pediatricians have long warned of the risks of exposing young children to too much television and other elec [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Community Care giving kids a fresh start this September

A $20 donation can do wonders for a child going back to school this September, and as kids gear up to hit the books, St. Catharines-Thorold Community Care is helping to give them the supplies they need to start off the school year with a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Transplant kids who defied the odds are real stars of Belfas...

The children taking part in the Westfield Health British Transplant Games have defied the odds and are enjoying life to the full. Hundreds of youngsters from around the UK — who have all had transplants — turned up at Queen&rs [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

The kids were all right as Canucks cruise past Stars

Cody Hodgson led his new team onto the ice for the pre-game warm-up Tuesday night and of course no one followed. Hodgson knew that was going to happen. He had heard about Lee Sweatt’s adventure before his first NHL game last week. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Early Head Start recognizes grandparents

Officials with Friends of Children of Mississippi’s Early Head Start of Laurel celebrated Grandparents Day Tuesday. Annie Jackson, center manager of the Early Head Start/Jones County, said for 42 years Friends of Children have been p [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Era Carousel Starts Up On Grandparents Day

She had severe motion sickness. "I would stand by and watch so many times and want to ride," she said. The carousel is now owned by and housed at the Depot Museum in Henderson. It received its first run there Friday during Grandpa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Popstar Ricky Martin becomes father of twin boys

The babies were born several weeks ago, according to a statement from Martin's representatives. "The children, delivered via gestational surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky's full-time care," said the statement.Martin [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Give kids a diet head start

Teaching children about good food is just as important to their education as reading, writing and maths. Getting children interested in where food comes from and cultivating an interest in unusual varieties, as well as the preparation and c [...]