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Airline Thanks 8-Year-Old Who Calmed Unruly Flier
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (286+ words) An 8-year-old boy from England is winning praise'and free flight vouchers'for his help in calming a disruptive passenger and preventing a flight from being diverted. .. Airline Thanks 8-Year-Old Who Calmed Unruly Flier An 8-year-old boy from England is winning praise'and…...
Op-Ed: Screen-Powered Learning Was a Big Mistake
1+ week, 5+ day ago (633+ words) Newser Op-Ed: Screen-Powered Learning Was a Big Mistake Classrooms might be becoming more fun, but it's at the expense of real learning, according to history professor Molly Worthen, who contends that heavy reliance on educational technology is setting children up…...
Amid Outbreak, Bangladesh to Vax 1. 2 M Kids for Measles
3+ week, 5+ day ago (689+ words) A mother administers a nebulizer treatment for her child suffering from measles at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 6, 2026, amid a countrywide outbreak. Amid Outbreak, Bangladesh to Vax 1. 2 M Kids for Measles Bangladesh is rushing to contain…...
Deadly Childhood Disease Rebounding as Vaccine Rates Drop
3+ week, 6+ day ago (326+ words) Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a fireside chat with CPAC Senior Fellow Mercedes Schlapp at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Deadly Childhood Disease Rebounding as Vaccine Rates Drop A…...
Irish Town Unites to Delay Smartphones for Kids
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (663+ words) An Irish town is making a name for itself over an experiment that's been running for three years now: Giving kids a largely smartphone-free childhood. The New York Times. .. Irish Town Unites to Delay Smartphones for Kids An Irish town…...
Kids' Entertainer Ms. Rachel Fighting Child Detention
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (737+ words) Netflix and You Tube star Ms. Rachel is taking on a Texas immigration facility holding her target audience: children. Rachel Accurso, a child educator and entertainer who's. .. Kids' Entertainer Ms. Rachel Fighting Child Detention Netflix and You Tube star Ms....
These Women Deliver Milk, but They're Also 'Watchers"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (593+ words) In Japan, a decades-old probiotic drink has quietly turned its delivery force into something like a neighborhood watch against loneliness. The BBC reports that the 31, 000-plus. .. These Women Deliver Milk, but They're Also 'Watchers' In Japan, a decades-old probiotic drink…...
Your Teen's Anxiety Might Be Linked to What They Drink
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (575+ words) Newser Your Teen's Anxiety Might Be Linked to What They Drink Across these studies, higher consumption of beverages like soda, energy drinks, and sweetened juices was consistently linked with higher reports of anxiety symptoms. The heightened risk came out to…...
The Skin-Care Boom Is Hitting Kindergarten
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) Toddlers in facial sheet masks aren't just social media punch lines anymore'they're a target market. At the Atlantic, Nancy Walecki reports that the business. .. The Skin-Care Boom Is Hitting Kindergarten Toddlers in facial sheet masks aren't just social media punch…...
College Students Increasingly Claiming They Have Disabilities
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (241+ words) Colleges aren't just getting more competitive'they're also bringing in more students with disabilities, at least on paper. A New York Times analysis of government. .. College Students Increasingly Claiming They Have Disabilities Colleges aren't just getting more competitive'they're also bringing in…...