Ex-child soldiers launch UN network to help kids (AP via Yahoo! News)
Three former child soldiers from Africa announced the launch of a new U.N.-backed advocacy group Thursday to help other kids escape and heal from war....more...Family filmgoer: Should your kids see 'Synecdoche,' Bolt'? (Detroit Free Press)
"Bolt" (Rated PG; 1 hour, 35 minutes): The canine star of a TV series gets lost and has to find his way home. When Rhino the hamster has center-screen, "Bolt" is really funny. Kids may get scared near the end, when Bolt and his owner, Penny, are caught in a burning building....more... Study finds MySpace, Facebook good for kids (News 12 Augusta)
For years, parents have worried about kids getting on social networks like Facebook, but a new study says they can be helpful to make them more social....more... Texting Food Diaries Helps Kids Stick With Diets (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Experts hope that letting kids have their fingers do the texting will increase compliance with the food diaries that are such a critical part of successful dieting....more... Smith thrills sick kids with surprise visit (world entertainment news via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Big-hearted movie star Will Smith took time out of promoting his forthcoming movie Seven Pounds to visit sick kids at Miami Children's Hospital....more... Report: Food Labels a Danger to Allergic Kids (NBC 5 Chicago)
Inaccurate and deceptive food labels can have devastating affects on children with allergies, as the nation witnesses a dramatic rise in allergies in kids. ...more... Late Breaks: Slimming Down AP, and Fat Kids (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)
-The Associated Press is planning to reduce its workforce by 10 percent next year -- by attrition, it's hoped. [Gawker ] -The National Institutes of Health believes that banning fast-food advertising aimed at kids would result in an 18 percent reduction in obesity among young children. [Ad Age ] -David Rhodes, the vice president of news for Fox News, is leaving to become head of television for ......more... NGO gifts 500 Agra kids with hearing aids (Calcutta News)
As part of its mission to help audibly challenged kids in India, an NGO has provided hearing aids to around 500 school children in Uttar Pradesh....more... Papa Gino's to present election results at Tuesday's Kids' Night (The Standard-Times)
MIDDLEBORO ? Election results and holiday offerings will be on the agenda for Kids' Night at Papa Gino's of Middleboro next Tuesday, Nov. 25. ...more... |