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Kids think parents spend too much time working

New research shows about a third of kids think their parents are spending too much time at work. A study of 10 and 11-year-olds found that 35 percent felt their dad worked too much, while 27 percent said their mum worked too much. But Jen [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Callout for kids art work

With autumn officially here, KidsPost really needs some fall-themed weather art to be featured in the upper right-hand corner of our page Monday through Thursday. So get out your markers, crayons and pencils and think falling leaves, pump [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Three-quarters of middle-class mothers work after a baby as ...

Three-quarters of middle-class mothers continue to work after having a baby, a study shows. And by the time the child is ready for school, nearly four out of five are still going to work, it adds. The figures point to a relentless rise in [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

More than 100 million kids worldwide work in hazardous jobs

Every minute of every day, a child laborer somewhere in the world suffers a work-related accident, illness or trauma, the International Labor Organization said Friday. An estimated 115 million children worldwide work in hazardous jobs, sa [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents Seem More Willing To Let Kids Engage With Social Net...

Is your mom telling you what you can and can't look at on the Internet? Do you have Web surfing restrictions? Back in the day, these restrictions were seemingly everywhere, and the media made it a priority to inform parents about the [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Working moms devote just 81 mins to kids daily

Working mothers in UK spend on average just 81 minutes a day looking after their children, including meal times, a new study has found. On the contrary, stay-at-home mothers managed almost twice as much time directly caring for their chi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Game On: Video Games Give Kids a Solid Workout

Interactive video games, such as Dance Dance Revolution and Wii Boxing, provide kids with moderate to vigorous exercise, according to a new study. Some of these games increased kids' energy expenditure by four to eight times what it [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Working mothers' kids more likely to be obese

Scientists have found that children's body mass index (BMI), which was earlier linked to maternal employment, rose the more years their mothers worked over their kids' lifetimes. For the study, researchers at American University, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents, kids stock up on skills at workshop

Robert Hunt learned he needs to take a more active role in talking to his children about safety and social networking on the Internet. Suzanne Cook aimed to pick up some pointers on saving for her young daughter's college educat [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents can adapt workouts for kids

Athletic parents who've been through it have some advice for those embarking on parenthood for the first time: Don't fret, you'll still get your sweat on. But new parents may have to adjust their workout routines -- what one optimistic Da [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

The mothers who fit flexible second-chance work around their...

Your maternity leave is over. Your baby is safely installed in a nursery, or with a child minder, or in whatever other child-care arrangement you agonised over. You've managed to fit into your work clobber and get to your job on time. Ta-da [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Going to work with mom and dad

Working parents, especially those with young children, have a constant worry: Who will take care of my child during the day? What happens if they get sick? What happens if I have to work late? A newly formed organization, KIDS Company Praha [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Working Dad: A teen girls' guide to raising parents

Sarah O'Leary Burningham had fought with her parents about breaking curfew for the last time. When the 16-year-old walked into her Bellevue home 30 minutes late she didn't yell or pout. She told her parents she was going to write a book. [...]