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NEWS ABOUT: childhood

childhood stories: 11 news summaries

 Parents Lie to Kids 
 All the Time: 
 Study 

Nearly 80% of parents acknowledged fibbing to kids

Sep 29, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents lie to their children, even while telling them that lying is wrong, so often it surprised researchers, a new study reveals. Presented with a list of seven hypothetical lies—such as “the police will come if you don't stop crying now” or “you did a good job... More »

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parenting • children • parents • research • childhood • lies

BOOK REVIEW

True Compass: Kennedy's Life in Modest Terms

'Heartfelt' memoir depicts pursuit of public good, atonement

Sep 4, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - In True Compass, Ted Kennedy’s memoir, he writes with “searching candor” about the personal losses he endured, the mistakes he made, and the struggle to live up to his family reputation, writes Michiko Kakutani for the New York Times. The result is a powerful tribute to perseverance... More »

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John F. Kennedy • Ted Kennedy • publishing • memoir • book reviews • childhood • Robert F. Kennedy • Edward Kennedy • True Compass

 Prince Recalls 
 Childhood 
 Epilepsy, 
 Seizures 

Musician opens up about his past on Tavis Smiley

Apr 28, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prince suffered from epilepsy as a child, the musician told Tavis Smiley on his PBS show last night. "I've never spoken about this before, but I was born epileptic, and I used to have seizures when I was young," Prince told Smiley. "My mother and father didn't... More »

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music • seizure • epilepsy • musician • Tavis Smiley • Prince • childhood • seizures

 Bill Gates Senior:  
 Bill Junior Was a Brat 

Bill Sr. recounts raising his 'smart-ass' son

Apr 25, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates stopped being a kid right about age 11, his father tells Wall Street Journal. And then he turned into a royal pain, at least for a while. In the most famous bit of family lore, Bill Gates Sr. says he had to chuck a glass of cold water... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • childhood

 Male Suicide Tracked 
 to Childhood 

Female suicides don't reveal problems until after puberty

Apr 7, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suicidal men are more likely to have had troubled childhoods than their female counterparts, Reuters reports. A new study found that 78% of male subjects who tried to kill themselves by age 24 had serious behavioral problems at age 8, whereas suicidal females usually developed emotional problems after puberty. The... More »

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gender • suicide • male • anti social behavior • childhood • suicide attempt

Palin's Old Pals Wonder: Where Did That Shy Girl Go?

Political career a surprise move for quiet youngster

Oct 24, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Those close to Sarah Palin as she was growing up remember her as quiet and reserved—“almost a wallflower type,” said one friend, a far cry from the tough, outspoken campaigner she has become. “I don’t think Sarah ever wanted to lead,” notes a college... More »

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basketball • beauty pageant • city council • Election 2008 • childhood • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

TV Not All Bad for Kids, Study Discovers

Some couch potatoes apparently got wise
watching boob tube

Sep 6, 08 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - TV has long been blamed for social ills from childhood obesity to plunging SAT scores, but a pair of researchers say the "idiot box" could actually be doing kids some good, the Wall Street Journal reports. Examined test data from 1965 showed that children with more access to TV... More »

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education • television • children • pediatrics • cognitive development • American Academy of Pediatrics • television watching • childhood

 Docs Link
 Ulcer Drop,
 Asthma  Boom 

Decline in stomach bacteria might link to asthma boom

Jul 15, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lack of ulcers may be driving the increased incidence of childhood asthma, Reuters reports. In a study of children infected with the H. pylori bacteria, which causes ulcers, those who had the infection were 59% less likely to have asthma than those who didn't. H. pylori infection has been... More »

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disease • hygiene • bacteria • asthma • childhood • ulcer • Helicobacter pylori

 First Kids Are Kids First  

McCain, Obama clans will follow many who've used White House as playground

Jul 8, 08 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whether the Obama girls or the McCain brood move into the White House next, all eyes will be on the new presidential offspring. Saturday Night Live's infamous dig at 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush's public underage drinking are reminders that nothing, from braces to boyfriends, escapes the spotlight. Some... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • White House • children • president • Chelsea Clinton • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • childhood • president's children

Childhood Lead Levels Linked to Adult Crime

Exposure tied to smaller brains for kids who later turn to crime

May 28, 08 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Childhood lead exposure has been linked to smaller brains and criminal behavior in adulthood, reports the Los Angeles Times. Researchers studying childhood blood contamination in old Cincinnati buildings with lead-based paint discovered that each 5 microgram-per-deciliter increase in blood lead levels by the age of 6 was accompanied by a... More »

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lead poisoning • lead • lead paint • health research • childhood

'Perfect' School Photos, But at What Cost?

Digital retouching for young kids may warp developing body image

Feb 22, 08 11:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Popular and inexpensive digital retouching of school photos has some parents concerned about the effects on kids’ sense of body image, Newsweek reports. Clients for retouching services—powdering complexions, whitening teeth, reshaping eyebrows and so forth—are getting younger and younger, creating, one historian says, "a culture of kids... More »

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children • photography • body image • digital retouching • school pictures • childhood

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