Strict parenting helps kids develop leadership qualitiesSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Strict parenting might not be bad for kids at all - it helps them develop leadership qualities as adults, says a new study. Researchers using data from a Minnesota study of twins found that kids raised with an authoritative parenting style, where parents set clear limits and expectations while being supportive of children, assumed more leadership roles at work.
Half-dozen children in Washington town sickened after stranger gives them gumSeptember 17th, 2009 Kids in Washington town say gum made them sickMAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — A half-dozen kids at a community center in a Washington state say they were sickened by gum they accepted from a stranger.
Background TV detrimental to parent-child interactionsSeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Background TV in homes takes a toll on the interactions between parents and young children, according to a new study. In the study, researchers at the University of Massachusetts analysed about 50 kids between the age group of 1-3 years, each of whom was with one parent.
Seven of 10 Americans concerned about H1N1 outbreakSeptember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seven out of 10 Americans consider H1N1 virus a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem, a new CBS poll has found. In May, just 49 percent described H1N1 as "very" or "somewhat" serious.
Oz kids as young as six being fed cannabis by parentsSeptember 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - In a shocking revelation, poor parents in an impoverished western Sydney suburb are feeding their young children cannabis to "keep them quiet", a children's charity has disclosed. Counsellors at the Mount Druitt branch of the renowned Ted Noffs Foundation say parents see the practice as an easy alternative to soften their unruly kids.ews.com.au quoted clinical psychologist Michael Kirton as saying: "We are seeing six-year-olds being given bongs by their families to keep them quiet, stop them crying, or put them to sleep.
Mock marriage fest for 1-year-olds on Chinese Valentine's day!August 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Chinese Valentine's day saw parents of less than a year old kids gather in Shanghai to conduct mock marriages of their babies.he event, organized by a local website, was attended by numerous parents, reports the China Daily. The infants received fake marriage certificates and photographs of their temporary spouses.
Kids' physical activity improves when parents back vigorous team sportsJuly 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that parents who value strenuous team sports are more likely to influence their kids to join a team or at least participate in some kind of exercise, and spend less time in front of the TV or computer. For the study, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Duke University examined a sample of 681 parents of 433 fourth- and fifth-graders from 12 schools in Houston.
Parents can now 'spy' on their kids' mobile phonesJune 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Parents will soon be able to "keep an eye" on their kids' mobiles phones, thanks to technology already in use by American cops. Parents can receive alerts in the form of SMS and email every time their child gets a call from an "unapproved" number.
Now, an 'Irish Fritzl' whose wife too had sex with their kids surfacesJune 18th, 2009 LONDON - Irish cops are investigating a chilling case of suspected incest in which seven children were raped by their parents and forced to have sex with each other. Officers are probing the "Irish Fritzl" couple amid claims that the mother gave birth to a child fathered by one of her sons.
Karachi kids' fondness for Hindi cartoon channels worries parentsJune 8th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistani kids growing addiction to Hindi cartoon TV channels is becoming a cause of concern for their parents. "Yeh hamari parampara kai khilaaf hai!" the parents of Ali Shah, 6, were stunned when they first heard the sentence in Hindi from their son.
Parents beware of kids' Wikiporn riskMay 24th, 2009 SYDNEY - Parents are being urged not to allow their kids to use website Wikipedia without supervision after an entry on a famous children's book was edited to contain pornographic material. Last week, sexual and violent acts between characters were added to the online plot summary for Mrs Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH, which is recommended for students in years 5 to 9.
Parents urged to stop kids' 'sexting'May 3rd, 2009 SYDNEY - Parents will be urged to keep an on eye on their kids in a campaign to stop an alarming rise in the number of teenagers involved in 'sexting'. The New South Wales (NSW) government is set to launch a campaign to warn about the risks of sending sexual images of themselves via mobile phone and posting them on social networking websites.
JLo urges parents to protect kids from whooping coughApril 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actress Jennifer Lopez has taken up a new campaign and she is urging parents to vaccinate themselves against whooping cough, so that the deadly virus will not be passed on to their kids. Lopez, 39, who is mother to 14-month-old twins Max and Emme, further warned parents that should the kids contract the virus it could kill them.
Kids of stressed parents prone to tooth decayApril 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kids born to parents under stress-induced by low income, having little education, and being a single parent-are more likely to have tooth decay, according to a study. Researchers from The Ohio State University examined the stress levels of parents whose young children either had no cavities or so many cavities that they had to receive anaesthesia before undergoing dental treatment.
We can't afford mediocrity when competing with Indian kids: ObamaMarch 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON -'We can't afford our kids to be mediocre at a time when they're competing against kids in China and kids in India,' US President Barack Obama has said. Interacting with local residents at California's Costa Mesa town hall Wednesday, Obama said, 'It can't just be a single high-stakes standardized test - but we do need to have strong, powerful measures of performance, because schools are like anything else.'
'We can't afford our kids to be mediocre at a time when they're competing against kids in China and kids in India who are actually in school about a month longer than our kids.
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