Kids gorging on chocolates grow into violent adultsOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - Children who gorge on chocolate and sweets daily are more likely to grow into violent adults, says a new research. A study of almost 17,500 volunteers in the British Cohort Study (BCS) found that 10-year-olds who ate confectionary daily were significantly more likely to have been convicted for violence at the age of 34 years.
Malawi kids 'taking in 50 ciggies a day'August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Thousands of kids in Malawi are taking in 50 cigarettes worth of nicotine a day due to their employment as child labourers on the country's tobacco fields, warns an organisation. According to a study by Plan, the kids showed an array of nicotine poisoning symptoms, such as severe headaches, abdominal pain, muscle weakness and breathlessness.
Father's involvement must for healthy upbringing of kidsAugust 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The father's involvement is compulsory for healthy upbringing of kids, says a new study. The study found that when mothers and fathers enrolled together in 16-week sessions to work on their relationships, their children were much less likely to be depressed, anxious and hyperactive.
It's official: active kids sleep betterJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - A new study has confirmed what many parents already knew - running around in the day means your child may fall asleep faster at night. The study of 500 children also found that children who fall asleep faster tend to stay asleep for longer.
Kids who eat with their families 'less likely to get into trouble in later life'July 8th, 2009 LONDON - A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama has shown that kids who have dinner at the table with the parents are less likely to get into trouble when they are older. The study showed that such kids are less prone to end up drinking or smoking, taking drugs, getting into fights, running away from home and other 'problem behaviour' as adolescents.
Looking like dad can be a material boon for kidsJune 11th, 2009 LONDON - Children who look and smell like their fathers tend to receive more paternal investments than kids who resemble dad less, says a new study. The study, which included 30 Senegalese families, has provided the first direct link between a father's investment in his children and his physical resemblance to them.
Diaper alarm effective for toilet training kidsJune 5th, 2009 LONDON - Use of a diaper alarm has been found to be effective in toilet training kids, according to a new study in Antwerp, Belgium. Thirty-nine healthy young children between 18 and 30 months old were selected at random for a wetting alarm diaper training or control placebo alarm.
3 in 4 four Brit kids don't know how to boil an eggMay 20th, 2009 LONDON - Three quarters of British kids do not know how to boil an egg, new research has found. The poll for supermarket chain Morrisons found that almost half of the youngsters in the UK never or rarely help prepare their family's evening meal.
Lopez urges parents to protect kids from coughApril 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has urged parents to vaccinate themselves against whooping cough, warning the virus could kill their kids if passed on. The 'Shall We Dance' star, mother to 14-month-old twins Max and Emme, is backing a new campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of the disease, which is easily cured among adults but potentially deadly to infants, reported contactmusic.com.
British South Asian kids 'less active'April 20th, 2009 LONDON - British South Asian kids are less active than their peers from other ethnic groups, a new study has found. This study is another piece in the jigsaw in helping to understand why South Asians are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Smiling kids three times more likely to have happy marriagesApril 14th, 2009 LONDON - Move over crystal balls, tarot cards and horoscopes, the success factor of your marriage may lie in a family album. That's the conclusion of researchers who claim that kids with the brightest smiles in family photographs are more than three times likely to have a successful marriage than those who frown.
Freedom makes kids 'more active'April 6th, 2009 LONDON - Kids who are allowed to visit friends and go shopping on their own are more active, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Bristol tracked the movements of 1,307 children using GPS technology.
Harry Potter fan Roo encourages kids to read seriesApril 4th, 2009 LONDON - England and Manchester United football star Wayne Rooney has revealed that he is a huge fan of Harry Potter and is more than willing to back a campaign to get children to read the series. The footballer picked J K Rowling's first novel, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, as one of his favourite books, and said the series "really gets your imagination going".
8 in 10 Brit kids are 'addicted to cellphones'March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Eight out of ten British kids are addicted to their mobile phones, a new survey has found. According to www.youngpoll.com, one in three children feel "alone" without the phone and almost half sleep next to it.
'Shrek' voted most loved kids' film by adultsJanuary 27th, 2009 LONDON - Children's film 'Shrek' is the most loved movie by adults, revealed a poll. The poll was conducted by onepoll.com and 3000 fans were asked to chose thier favourite children film, reports mirror.co.uk.
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