Category — Kids

Girls Scout Crunch

Girl Scout candy bars coming to retailers from Nestle.

May 10, 2012 Comments

Fashion & Gum

Gum goes from humdrum to teen fashion statement.

May 9, 2012 Comments

Kids & Cars

Having friends in the car makes young drivers less likely to engage in distracted driving.

May 9, 2012 Comments

Selling Sweets

When cupcakes are the enemy of schoolkids.

May 9, 2012 Comments

Video Chats

Video-chatting is popular among 12- to 17-year-olds, study finds.

May 8, 2012 Comments

Tween Gamers

Tween girls are smitten with online gaming.

May 7, 2012 Comments

Music & Empathy

New research from the U.K. suggests certain types of group music-making can help kids develop empathy.

April 27, 2012 Comments

Preschool Obesity

Is the obesity tide turning among preschoolers?

April 27, 2012 Comments

Junk Limits

Parents support limits on junk food in school vending machines.

April 23, 2012 Comments

Earth to Mom

An Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986 has found her 25 years later using satellite images.

April 19, 2012 Comments

Choking Game

“Choking game” can lead to more risky behaviors in kids, study finds.

April 18, 2012 Comments

Baby Seat Study

Study says baby seats hard to install in most cars.

April 16, 2012 Comments

Arcade Whiz

A 9-year-old gained Internet stardom thanks to his elaborate, homemade video arcade. Fans have donated more than $100,000 to his college fund.

April 16, 2012 Comments

Figment Aspirations

Figment fires up teens’ literary aspirations.

April 16, 2012 Comments

Fat Neighborhoods

Do you live in a fat neighborhood?

April 12, 2012 Comments

Choir Conundrum

Leipzig’s St. Thomas Boys Choir copes with voices deepening at a younger age.

April 10, 2012 Comments

Stalin For Kids

Stalin exercise books fly off shelves in Moscow.

April 9, 2012 Comments

Cheap Chocolate

The bitter truth behind the chocolate in your Easter basket.

April 5, 2012 Comments

1080!

A 12-year-old Californian skateboarder has landed what is believed to be the first ever 1080.

April 4, 2012 Comments

Girls’ Play

Why are parents less likely to take little girls outside to play?

April 4, 2012 Comments

Cuteness Threshold

The stage between preschool and kindergarten marks the point at which little kids are no longer considered unbearably adorable.

April 4, 2012 Comments

Kids & Alcohol

Does exposing children to alcohol make them more or less likely to abuse it when they grow up?

March 27, 2012 Comments

Synthetic Marijuana

Synthetic types of marijuana are being consumed by a growing number of adolescent children and young adults.

March 21, 2012 Comments

Kids & Carbs

Obese kids have hard time sticking to low-carb diet.

March 19, 2012 Comments

Chitty’s Return

Ian Fleming’s magical Chitty car flies again.

March 12, 2012 Comments

Smart Cookie

One smart cookie founded the Girl Scouts 100 years ago.

March 9, 2012 Comments

Child Beauty Ban

France considers banning child beauty pageants.

March 9, 2012 Comments

Older iPads

This is one hand-me-down no kid would turn down.

March 8, 2012 Comments

Fairytale Motherlode

Five hundred new fairytales discovered in Germany.

March 8, 2012 Comments

Snoring Study

Snoring tied to kids’ risk of behavioral problems: study.

March 7, 2012 Comments