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Jun 4, 2012 8:40 AM CDT

Next to Join Facebook: Kids Under 13?

Site explores online child-safety measures

(Newser) - Facebook has long banned kids under 13, but that could be about to change: The site is investigating ways to let children join—with built-in parental supervision. For instance, kids' accounts might be tied to those of their parents; mom and dad could get control over what apps kids can...

Parents of Adolf Hitler
Won't Get Kids Back

Jun 1, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

Parents of Adolf Hitler Won't Get Kids Back

New Jersey couple loses custody of 4

(Newser) - A New Jersey married couple who decided to name their children in honor of famous Nazis—including their 6-year-old son Adolf Hitler Campbell—are now legally prohibited from regaining custody of their four children. A judge made the ruling after a lengthy legal battle that began in 2009, reports the...

Detroit Cops: 7-Year-Old Killed Self After Bullying

May 25, 2012 5:30 PM CDT

Detroit Cops: 7-Year-Old Killed Self After Bullying

He was also depressed over parents' split

(Newser) - Detroit's police chief calls it "unfathomable": A 7-year-old boy hanged himself from his bunk bed with a belt, depressed over his parents' separation and because he got bullied constantly at school and around his neighborhood, reports the Detroit Free Press . He was discovered by his 14-year-old-sister, who saw...

Hey Kids:
This Summer,
Ditch the Gadgets

OPINION

May 11, 2012 1:26 PM CDT

Hey Kids: This Summer, Ditch the Gadgets

Yale professor warns against becoming a 'click-vegetable'

(Newser) - The Internet and iPads and smartphones are great for adults—but we need to take a hard look at what they're doing to our kids, warns a computer science professor at Yale. It may be tempting to let them sit down with an iPad come June, but such technology...

Black Kids Not Receiving Equal Care in ER: Study

Apr 30, 2012 8:37 AM CDT

Black Kids Not Receiving Equal Care in ER: Study

Odds of getting pain meds lower than those of white kids

(Newser) - Black kids don't receive the same emergency-room care that white children do, according to a new study of 2,000 kids who sought treatment for abdominal pain in 550 hospitals. It found that black children were 39% less likely to receive painkillers than their white peers. The racial gap...

Kids Are So
Cute ... Until
Age 4.5

study says

Mar 31, 2012 2:35 PM CDT

Kids Are So Cute ... Until Age 4.5

Adorable 'facial cues' fade at that age: researchers

(Newser) - No one's saying that 5-year-olds can't be adorable—but it appears that they're past their prime, in cuteness terms. Researchers in Canada and China polled adults on the cuteness factor of kids from infancy to 6 years old. Subjects called the younger children cuter, with a big...

Barbie Will Get
Bald Friend

Mar 30, 2012 3:33 PM CDT

Barbie Will Get Bald Friend

Mattel will produce hairless doll for sick children

(Newser) - Barbie-maker Mattel is creating a special doll for children who have lost their hair to illness. The new doll will be bald and a friend of Barbie, and she'll come with fashion accessories including hats, scarves, and wigs. Earlier this year, a Facebook campaign that garnered 150,000 "...

For Kids, Mom and Dad's Attitudes on Prejudice Rule

study says

Mar 21, 2012 11:20 AM CDT

For Kids, Mom and Dad's Attitudes on Prejudice Rule

Adult words have more value than positive experiences for young: study

(Newser) - Where do kids get prejudiced ideas from? Adults—at least when the children are young. A new study found that when first-graders were told by an adult that another group of children was "mean," those first-graders in turn evaluated the other group as "mean"—even if...

3 Girls, Mom Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide

Mar 19, 2012 1:59 AM CDT

3 Girls, Mom Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide

Bodies found at campground, handgun nearby

(Newser) - A mother and her three young daughters were found shot to death near a Missouri campground in what police believe was a triple murder-suicide. Each was killed by a single gunshot, and the weapon was found near the bodies, according to police. The four were not staying at the Bourbon...

Woman Fights
to Get Kids
Out of Jail
in Nepal

Mar 17, 2012 8:23 AM CDT

Woman Fights to Get Kids Out of Jail in Nepal

They sometimes go to prison with impoverished parents

(Newser) - Nepal's extreme poverty rate leads to an unusual prison situation: Kids sometimes go to jail with their incarcerated parents because there's no alternative—it's that or the streets. CNN profiles a 28-year-old woman who has made it her life's mission to get these kids out of...

Utah Boy, 8,
Takes Sis, 5,
on Joyride

Mar 16, 2012 5:37 AM CDT

Utah Boy, 8, Takes Sis, 5, on Joyride

Neither sibling harmed in late-night crash

(Newser) - An 8-year-old Utah boy and his 5-year-old sister were unharmed after crashing the family minivan on an ill-fated late-night trip to the store. Cops say the boy—who made sure he and his sister buckled up before setting out on their midnight mission—barely made it out of the driveway,...

Brooklyn's
New 'Coffee'
Lovers: Tots

Feb 17, 2012 12:32 PM CST

Brooklyn's New 'Coffee' Lovers: Tots

Decaf 'babyccinos' a hit in Park Slope

(Newser) - Coffee: It's not just for grownups anymore. Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood is offering toddlers their own "babyccinos"—and the kids are loving it, the New York Daily News reports. At a little more than $1 per cup, the hot frothed-milk drinks—which have no coffee in...

Kids Have Been Short on Sleep for 100 Years

study says

Feb 14, 2012 5:11 PM CST

Kids Have Been Short on Sleep for 100 Years

At least if official recommendations are any guide

(Newser) - If doctors' recommendations are accurate, then kids have been sleep-deprived for more than a century. Researchers reviewed dozens of sets of sleep guidelines dating from 1897 to 2009 and compared them to data on how much sleep kids actually have gotten over the years. They found that kids have consistently...

To Curb
Obesity,
Give Babies
Finger Food

study says

Feb 7, 2012 5:31 PM CST

To Curb Obesity, Give Babies Finger Food

Don't feed them pureed meals: study

(Newser) - Babies may face a lower risk of obesity if they feed themselves finger food when they're first learning to eat solids, a study suggests. Researchers found that babies who were spoon-fed pureed food developed more of a propensity for sweets than did their finger-fed counterparts; the kids who munched...

Twin Birth Rate
Up 76% in 30 Years

Jan 4, 2012 4:54 PM CST

Twin Birth Rate Up 76% in 30 Years

Increased infertility treatments and older moms behind the rise

(Newser) - The number of twins has surged in the past 30 years, according to a new government study. The twin birth rate went from 189 out of 10,000 births (or 1 out of 53) in 1980 to 333 out of 10,000 births (or 1 out of 30) in 2009—...

Passers-By Rescue Kids
in Icy River Crash

Jan 2, 2012 5:14 AM CST

Passers-By Rescue Kids in Icy River Crash

Bystander shoots out window with handgun

(Newser) - At least ten good Samaritans leaped into an icy Utah river to rescue three children trapped in a car that had careened off a road. A defense contractor used a handgun to shoot out a car window and cut a seat belt to help free the kids. The driver had...

6-Year-Olds Rule:
Middle Childhood
Getting Its Due

Dec 27, 2011 2:00 PM CST

6-Year-Olds Rule: Middle Childhood Getting Its Due

Experts giving new attention to span between toddler and teen years

(Newser) - The New York Times today sings the praises of middle childhood, that often overlooked stage from about age 5 to 13. Preschoolers and angsty teens may get all the attention, but kids in this age group are undergoing a stage of development whose importance is only now becoming evident to...

Strep Throat
Linked to
OCD, Tics

Strep Throat Linked to OCD, Tics

Bacteria may unleash host of neurological problems in some

(Newser) - Strep may be causing much more than a sore throat among children. The powerful bacteria could be triggering a host of neurological problems from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to nervous tics, anorexia, and hyperactivity, some scientists believe. Millions of US children develop strep throat each year, and most cases are quickly...

Teens Not Chronic
'Sexters' After All

study says

Dec 5, 2011 3:57 PM CST

Teens Not Chronic 'Sexters' After All

Only 10% of children aged 10 to 17 have 'sexted': study

(Newser) - So much for pervy teens flooding each other's cell phones with naked images. Despite the prevalence of reports on teen "sexting," it seems only 10% of kids aged 10 to 17 have texted sexual photographs—and just 1% have texted images graphic enough to violate child porn...

Girl, 3, Left
Alone 2 Days After Mom Dies

Nov 4, 2011 1:49 PM CDT

Girl, 3, Left Alone 2 Days After Mom Dies

She lived off food in the fridge until she was found

(Newser) - After her mother died for unknown reasons, a 3-year-old New Zealand girl was on her own in the house—and managed to survive until she was rescued. Shylah Silbery spent two days living off of milk, cheese, and lasagna she found in the refrigerator, the AP reports. “She got...