KIDS NEWS


  • Primitive tribe faces extinction due to their marriage system
    The endogamous marriage system practiced by members of Toto tribe in West Bengal may lead to the extinction of their clan since the children are reportedly born with several genetic defects.
  • Mums with metal-on-metal implants pass metal ions to kids
    A new American research has found that women with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants pass metal ions to their offspring.
  • It's 'important to have a lot of me's around'
    After consistently saying no to kids for years, Simon Cowell might just end up having children with fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy after all.
  • 4 children die in fire
    Four children were killed and at least six people injured in fire incidents across the country yesterday.Three-year-old Srabonti was burnt to death in a fire that broke out from a socks-manufacturing …
  • Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
    You can do nothing — and watch your child flounder while teachers register their disapproval. Or you can get help, which generally means, first, an expensive and time-consuming evaluation, then …
  • Chicago Tries Management-Style On Schools
    March 10, 2010 Some urban school systems are turning to the tough tactics businesses and law enforcement use to improve employee performance. The sometimes-contentious approach, known as performance m …
  • First lady pushes healthy kids campaign forward
    Michelle Obama is challenging software and video game designers to develop games and applications that get kids excited about living healthy.She says thousands of dollars in cash prizes are at stake f …
  • Quinn seeks income tax hike for schools
    Calling himself a realist, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday scaled back his proposal to raise income taxes, shifting to a call for an increase of just one percentage point to be used solely for preventing …
  • $1.2M settlement reached in Ohio caged kids case
    Eleven adopted and foster children forced to sleep in cages by their adoptive parents have reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Ohio county where they once lived.
  • Marrying off kids to end feuds angers Pak court
    PESHAWAR: A court here has sent six persons to jail for forcibly trying to marry two minor girls under 'Sawara', a child marriage custom prevalent in tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanis …
  • Archbishop defends Catholic school decision on lesbians' kids
    Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput says parents of Catholic school students are expected to agree with church beliefs, including those forbidding sex between anyone other than married, heterosexual c …
  • Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
    You can do nothing — and watch your child flounder while teachers register their disapproval. Or you can get help, which generally means, first, an expensive and time-consuming evaluation, then …
  • Kids' tummy bugs tied to irritable bowels
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A serious bout with a stomach bug can raise a child's risk of having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) later on, new research shows.
  • Music class may benefit kids with cochlear implants
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints.
  • First lady pushes healthy kids campaign forward
    A RLINGTON, Va. — First lady Michelle Obama is challenging software and video game designers to develop games and applications that get kids excited about living healthy. She says thousands of …