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Science News Explores
snexplores.org > article > kids-age-own-smartphone-health-risks

New study links early smartphone ownership to health risks

16+ min ago  (1483+ words) Data pointed to heightened risks of depression, weight gain and sleep loss New research links a heightened risk of several health problems to the age at which kids get smartphones. These data find the older the better. New research links…...

KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
kobi5.com > news > sunrise > youthline-peer-to-peer-mental-health-support-via-call-text-email-or-chat-294087

YouthLine: peer-to-peer mental health support via call, text, email or chat

16+ min ago  (342+ words) YouthLine: peer-to-peer mental health support via call, text, email or chat'kobi5.com SOUTHERN OREGON " February is Youth Mental Health Awareness Month. YouthLine is a free, peer-to-peer mental health support line available to anyone under the age of 24 through phone call,…...

HealthDay
healthday.com > health-news > child-health > vegetarian-upbringing-not-more-likely-to-stunt-toddlers-growth-study-finds

Vegetarian Upbringing Not More Likely To Stunt Toddlers' Growth, Study Finds

21+ min ago  (539+ words) We respect your right to privacy. You can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Your cookie preferences will apply across our website. These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off. They…...

Pulse Ghana
pulse.com.gh > story > 8-month-sleep-regression-why-sleep-falls-apart-again-and-how-to-support-your-baby-2026021711243764334

8 Month Sleep Regression: Why Sleep Falls Apart Again and How to Support Your Baby 

21+ min ago  (751+ words) The 8 month sleep regression doesn't just happen randomly, this is a result of multiple developmental changes that happens all at once. It's at this time that the surge of brain development also happens, with new physical abilities and increased awareness…...

GNET
gnet-research.org

Beyond Extremism: Platform Responses to Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence

24+ min ago  (618+ words) Beyond Extremism: Platform Responses to Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence'Global Network on Extremism and Technology...

Axios
axios.com > local > indianapolis > 02/17/2026 > education-gains-well-being-improvement-kids-count-data-book

Education gains drive child well-being improvements

27+ min ago  (153+ words) Indiana's education gains are improving well-being for the state's 1.6 million kids, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Driving the news: The annual Kids Count Data Book, released Monday, ranks children's quality of life in four categories:…...

The Week
theweek.com > politics > foster-care-crisis-overhaul-carers-recruitment-children

Can foster care overhaul stop ‘exodus’ of carers?

32+ min ago  (596+ words) Government announces plans to modernise "broken" system and recruit more carers, but fostering remains unevenly paid and highly stressful Nearly 82,000 children in England are in the care of local authorities " close to record levels " but there are nowhere near enough…...

the Guardian
theguardian.com > world > 02/17/2026 > italian-monks-told-avoid-netflix-social-media

A binge and a prayer: Italian monks told to avoid Netflix and social media

42+ min ago  (370+ words) Prior of hermitage says digital technologies are designed to be addictive and present "challenge for monastic life" The prior of a hermitage in Tuscany has urged monks living in the secluded retreat to avoid the use of social media and…...

The New Yorker
newyorker.com > news > fault-lines > how-the-university-replaced-the-church-as-the-home-of-liberal-morality

How the University Replaced the Church as the Home of Liberal Morality

46+ min ago  (40+ words) The irresistible, and false, myth of the Bront" sisters. The woman who wanted to start a new life with a President's would-be assassin. Crying in H Mart. How did Astoria become so socialist? The art of decision-making....

Los Angeles Times
latimes.com > california > story > 2026-02-17 > teachers-see-increase-in-classroom-behavior-problems

Biting, kicking, wandering: Teachers see rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids

46+ min ago  (1107+ words) Elementary teachers say they're seeing worsening and increasingly severe behavior problems in young children and want help " although states and school districts nationwide are divided over the right approach. "They're just so much more physical. We're struggling with kids being…...