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children stories: 394 news summaries

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 Aussies 'Sorry' 
 for Abused 
 Children 

Children forced to migrate to Australia neglected, beaten

Nov 16, 09 4:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The Australian government has apologized—again—this time for abusing thousands of children forced to migrate to the nation. Some 500,000 "forgotten Australians" were abused or neglected in orphanages and children's work homes from 1930 to 1970. "We are sorry," Australian Prime Minister Devin Rudd told... More »

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Australia • children • child abuse • Kevin Rudd • Britain • Orphans Overseas • migrants

 Inside the Octo-Family Circus 

A behind-the-scenes look at Nadya Suleman as her TV special films

Nov 13, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - As the paparazzi follow Nadya Suleman around, a film crew shooting OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids films them filming her…and John Bowe records it for the New York Times Magazine. From the British film director to the children’s welfare representative ensuring labor law compliance, people who... More »

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entertainment • parenting • children • single parenting • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Octomom • OctoMom: Me & My Fourteen Kids

Half of US Kids Will Get Food Stamps at Some Point

Figure hits 90% for black children, study finds

Nov 2, 09 9:29 PM CST
(AP) - Nearly half of all US children and 90% of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say. The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and bolsters other... More »

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African Americans • children • recession • poverty • children's health care • food stamps • financial crisis • women's issues

OPINION

 Shine a Light 
 on Sneaky TV 
 Product Placement 

Do you know when you're being sold something?

Oct 30, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - You can tell when you’re watching a commercial, right? Not at all, writes NE Marsden , and that’s a huge problem. A new FTC measure seeks to expose the practice of paid consideration—“stealth advertising” is a better phrase—online by requiring bloggers and marketers to disclose remuneration,... More »

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entertainment • television • Internet • advertising • FCC • marketing • children • FTC • product placement • Federal Communications Commission • Federal Trade Commission

identity crisis

 Yes, I'm a Mom— 
 But That's Not My Name 


Oct 23, 09 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest trend in nomenclature rings false to at least one person who recently realized that "Mom" has become "the now generic name for every female parent in our country." Thinking it over, Anne Albeck dates the phenomenon to the early '90s, but familiarity—and overfamiliarity—... More »

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parenting • children • parents • family • name • moms • mother

H1N1 OUTBREAK

 Vaccine Scarier 
 Than Swine Flu: Poll 

Concern high and building, but 60+% don't plan to get a shot

Oct 22, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are spooked by the growing threat of swine flu but even warier of the vaccine. Half of respondents in a recent Washington Post poll are a “great deal” or “somewhat” worried they or a family member will catch H1N1, up from 39% in August. But more... More »

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Health and Human Services • Congressional hearings • public health • children • Joe Lieberman • Inoculation • vaccination • vaccine • Kathleen Sebelius • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Barbie Braces for Doll Wars 

Upstarts move in while Mattel hits back

Oct 21, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barbie remains the best-selling doll in the world, but she's in a dogfight. Mattel is banking on a new iteration—complete with 12 movable joints—called “Fashionista Barbie” to combat incursions from the likes of Spin Master's “Liv” dolls, and MGA’s “Moxie Girlz.” The Wall ... More »

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children • toys • Mattel • Barbie • dolls • fashionista • Moxie Girlz

Gaming Causes Joint Pain in Kids: Study

Child scientist finds 60+ minutes of daily play may cause trouble

Oct 19, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The repetitive motions involved in playing video games cause joint pain in children, according to a new study by a true expert—an 11-year-old gamer. Deniz Ince, with the help of his rheumatologist dad, studied joint pain among his fellow video game enthusiasts, aged 7 to 12. More than an... More »

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parenting • children • gaming • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors • joint pain • video games • Wii • PlayStation 2

 Parents Track 
 Sex Offender 
 Homes for 
 Halloween 

But critics warn that friends, family members are responsible for most kid assaults

Oct 12, 09 2:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parents are preparing for their kids' trick or treating this year with a costume, candy bag—and a map of all the sex offenders in the neighborhood. Concerned families are turning to an iPhone application locating sex offender addresses to plan routes on the spooky night. "With Halloween, I'm... More »

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iPhone • children • child molestation • sex offenders • Halloween • molestation • child rape • sex assault

Perspective

Medical Weed's Been Great for My 9-Year-Old

Marijuana helps autistic, allergic child with debilitating pain

Oct 6, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost as soon as Marie Myung-Ok Lee began giving daily doses of marijuana to her 9-year-old son J, she noticed a big change: He returned from school with his whole shirt on. J is autistic, has an inflammatory bowel condition, and has had two serious spinal cord surgeries. Before pot,... More »

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parenting • autism • medical marijuana • children • pain relief

Photo of Nude Tween Brooke Shields Stokes Controversy

Critic slams display as 'magnet for pedophiles'

Sep 29, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - A nude photo of 10-year-old Brooke Shields set to appear in an exhibition at the Tate Modern is drawing criticism from child-safety advocates. The photo, by Richard Prince, shows a heavily made-up Shields standing in a bathtub looking into the camera. Prince has said the work, Spiritual America, comments on... More »

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children • photography • pedophile • child pornography • Tate Modern • Brooke Shields • Richard Prince

 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

 Popular Kids Become Healthier Adults

Classroom outcasts much likelier to suffer chronic health problems as adults

Sep 29, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children with few friends at school are much more likely to suffer poor health as adults, according to a new study. Swedish researchers asked 6th graders in 1966 which children they preferred to work with at school, then matched that data with hospital admissions between 1973 and 2003. They found... More »

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heart disease • children • alcohol abuse • school • schoolchildren

 Spanked Kids 
 Have Lower IQs 

Offspring of hands-off parents test better: scientists

Sep 25, 09 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - American children whose parents use spanking for discipline have lower IQs than those who aren't spanked, a new study finds. Researchers assessed about 800 2- to 4-year-olds and 700 5- to 9-year-olds and revisited them 4 years later, reporting a dropoff of up to 5 IQ points in kids whose... More »

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parenting • children • discipline • scientific study • spanking • corporal punishment • babies

 Chicago Day-Care Home  
 Used for Dogfights 

Cops make arrests after raids in Maywood, Ill

Sep 24, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago police raided an Illinois day-care center that apparently doubled as a brutal dogfighting operation. Ten children were being watched at the private home at the time of the raid. A swing set used by the kids was only 10 feet from a bloody garage where a “vicious” pit... More »

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police • children • felony • dogfighting • Illinois • daycare

 Swayze's Biggest 
 Regret: 
 No Kids 

Actor writes about wish for fatherhood in memoir

Sep 22, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze desperately wanted to have children and was “crushed” when wife Lisa Niemi had a miscarriage, the Boston Globe reports. Swayze wrote of his longing for fatherhood in his memoir The Time of My Life: "I couldn't wait to become a dad, to have a child with... More »

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children • memoir • miscarriage • Patrick Swayze • Lisa Niemi

 Little Kids Still Need 
 2 Swine Flu Shots 

Older kids, like adults, get effective H1N1 inoculation from just 1 dose

Sep 21, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids over age 9 can safely join adults in receiving just one shot of swine flu vaccine, the Washington Post reports. A test of 650 subjects showed 76% of children between 10 and 17 had a response to a vaccine produced by Sanofi Pasteur, and it was strong enough that... More »

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public health • children • epidemic • vaccine • virus • influenza • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Yemen Right-Wingers 
 Blocked Push to End 
 Child Marriages 

Conservatives claimed introducing minimum marriage age was un-Islamic

Sep 17, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conservative lawmakers in Yemen, where a 12-year-old girl died giving birth to her husband's child last week, shot down an attempt to set the minimum marriage age at 17 earlier this year, CNN reports. The lawmakers kept the bill from reaching the country's president by arguing that it violated Islamic... More »

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human rights • children • Islamic Sharia law • childbirth • Yemen • child brides • child marriage • underage marriage

3-Year-Old Creates Viral
Buzz With Foul Ball Toss

Toss-back earns young girl offers to close for Phillies

Sep 16, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A happy Phillies fan made a sensational catch to snag a foul ball at last night’s game against the Nationals. Then he gave the ball to his 3-year-old daughter, and the result is turning into a YouTube sensation: She chucked it back over the railing. “When she first... More »

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YouTube • MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • children • Washington Nationals • viral video • baseball • Citizens Bank Park • foul ball

 TV Noise Hurts Parent-Kid Bond 

Having TV on reduces quantity and quality of parent-child interactions

Sep 16, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having a television on reduces parent-child interaction and may hold back the development of young children—even if nobody's watching it, according to a new study. Researchers studied children ages 1 to 3 playing with their parents with and without an adult's show like Jeopardy playing in the background and... More »

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television • parenting • children • psychology • child development

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