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 Autism's Secret: 
 The Kids Grow Up 


May 15, 09 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Autistic children do something that most medical research on the subject rarely addresses: They grow up, Karl Taro Greenfeld writes in Time. The brother of autistic, 42-year-old Noah, Greenfeld recounts the struggles of shuffling a low-functioning autistic between state facilities, visiting him, worrying about him, and watching him degenerate... More »

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autism • children • medical care

Cash-Strapped Adults Back Home With Prickly Parents

Experts advise on how to avoid resentment when kids have to return to the nest

May 14, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tempers are fraying in households across America as tough times force a growing number of adults to move back in with their parents, the New York Times reports. The move is difficult for both sides, experts say, as the offspring chafe at new restrictions and struggle with feelings of failure,... More »

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families • parenting • children • parents • retirement • recession

(Newser) - Marie Myung-Ok Lee gives marijuana to her 9-year-old autistic son and has no intention of stopping, she writes for doubleX, a new Slate spinoff for women. It’s working to calm him and curb his aggressive behaviors, writes Lee, who had her own misgivings initially. “I was already the... More »

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parenting • autism • medical marijuana • children • marijuana • Risperdal • medication

 Kids' Injuries Parallel 
 Rise of Flat Screens: Study 

Hospital visits up 41% since 1990

May 12, 09 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The increasing popularity of flat-screen TVs coincides with a rise in child injuries from furniture tip-overs, MSNBC reports. Nearly 17,000 kids were rushed to hospitals after furniture fell on them in 2007, the last year with available data, a study reveals. That’s a 41% increase from 1990. TVs... More »

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study • children • flat screen TVs • furniture • injuries

(Newser) - A novel afterschool program, developed in Chicago and Cleveland and just now hitting Denver, uses rap music to make kids better students, the Post reports. “They learn about similes, different poetic devices,” the program’s founder said. They “learn to rap a Shakespearean piece.” One decidedly... More »

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education • Denver • children • musician • hip-hop • rap music • afterschool program • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Don’t worry, everyone—octuplet mom Nadya Suleman will be able to have more kids, she tells Radar. Though she recently said upcoming surgery would remove half her uterus and prevent her from becoming pregnant, the operation is actually just a “myomectomy,” which involves taking fibriods out of... More »

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fertility • surgery • children • Nadya Suleman

 Peterson's 
 Kids Say He's 
 Innocent 

Statement from eldest son says children support father

May 11, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s adult son says he and his four siblings know their dad’s innocent of murder, the Chicago Tribune reports. “All of the children of Drew Peterson fully support their father and know that he is innocent of the charges against him,” Stephen Peterson said today... More »

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murder • children • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • Stephen Peterson

(Newser) - US troops in Mosul shot dead a 12-year-old boy who they said hurled a grenade at them, and American authorities complained that Iraqis are paying children to attack, Reuters reports. Iraqi police, however, denied the boy was involved. He was holding about $9 in his hand when he was killed.... More »

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Iraq • children • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • Mosul • grenade

(Newser) - At least one in 10 children burdened by autism eventually recover, but no one knows why, according to a new study. Psychology professor Deborah Fein presented the results at a conference in Chicago this week, saying parents ought to know, even though recovery is "not a realistic expectation for... More »

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mental health • autism • children • psychiatric disorders

Charge Vs. Mom Who Kicked Kids to Curb
Will Be Dropped

NY lawyer just needs
to stay out of trouble

May 7, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madlyn Primoff, the New York lawyer who gained notoriety when she kicked her squabbling kids out of the car last month, will likely not face legal repercussions, the Journal News reports. Though she faces a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child, it will be dropped in 6... More »

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parenting • children • lawyer • misdemeanor • district attorney • criminal charges • Madlyn Primoff

Interview

Calm Down,
Your Kids Are Perfectly Safe

Writer/mom says parents worry, hover way too much

May 4, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a constant barrage of news stories and TV shows highlighting child abductions and murders, it may seem like a supremely dangerous time to be a kid. But don't believe the media, says Lenore Skenazy, the author of Free-Range Kids. In an interview with Salon, she explains why children today... More »

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parenting • children • abduction • author • child safety • book • cable news • Lenore Skenazy

 FEMA Scraps 
 9/11 Coloring Book 

Disturbing images given to thousands of kids to color

Apr 29, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - After touting it for six years, FEMA has pulled a downloadable coloring book that depicts a plane flying towards the burning Twin Towers from its website. A Scary Thing Happened has been disseminated to thousands of children worldwide and no one has complained about it—or its potential to traumatize... More »

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terrorism • children • FEMA • disaster • 9/11 attacks • coloring book

 ADHD Signs 
 Tied to Lack of Sleep 

Kids getting less than 8 hours show most hyperactivity

Apr 28, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids who get enough sleep may be less likely to show signs of ADHD or other behavioral issues, the BBC reports. A Finnish study of 280 healthy kids aged 7 and 8 found that those who slept less than 8 hours were most hyperactive. Researchers say a third of US... More »

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sleep • parenting • ADHD • study • children • behavior • research • sleep deprivation

 Economy Forces 
 'Boomerang Kids' Back Home 

Experts fear financial strain of dependent, adult kids

Apr 26, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - After losing their jobs and homes, some middle-aged adults are losing something else—independence from their parents, the Washington Post reports. The recession is forcing so-called “boomerang kids” back into their childhood homes, raising questions about how easily parents can accommodate refilled nests amid tough economic times. "It's... More »

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children • parents • homes • college • recession • job cuts • job

(Newser) - A German couple has been detained in Italy for abandoning their three hungry kids at a pizzeria, reports Der Spiegel. The poverty-stricken young parents, found in a forest outside the town of Aosta, said they didn't know what else to do. The parents had left behind their car and a... More »

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parenting • Germany • Italy • children • starvation • poverty • child abandonment

 Third Woman: 
 Paraguay Prez 
 Fathered My Kid 

Paternity scandal grows, but so far no political fallout

Apr 23, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The paternity scandal surrounding Paraguay’s president, a former bishop, has reached new heights: A third woman says he fathered her child, McClatchy reports. Fernando Lugo recently acknowledged paternity of a 2-year-old; soon after, another woman said he was her 6-year-old’s dad. She filed an official paternity claim yesterday,... More »

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children • president • Paraguay • father • abstinence • bishop • scandal • Fernando Lugo • paternity

 Iraq Busts 
 Baby Suicide 
 Bombers 

Security forces swoop on cell of al-Qaeda-groomed kids

Apr 21, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi security forces say they have smashed a cell of kids recruited to become al-Qaeda suicide bombers, the Times of London reports. Military officials have arrested four children under the age of 14 they believe were preparing to carry out attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk and had been... More »

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suicide bomber • children • suicide bombing • Kirkuk • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

 Slumdog Star's 
 Mom, Stepmom 
 Lock Horns 

Stepmom says biological mom had no interest in Rubina Ali until the Oscars

Apr 20, 09 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mother and stepmother of Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali slapped and tore at each other in a Mumbai slum today, the Daily Mail reports. The mother started the catfight after Ali's dad, Rafiq Qureshi, was arrested for allegedly trying to sell the 9-year-old for £200,000. “You... More »

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India • children • fight • Mumbai • slavery • Slumdog Millionaire • Rubina Ali • Rafiq Quresh

'Drunk, Cell-Chatting' Driver Charged in Texas Kid Deaths

Dad faces trial for 'intoxication manslaughter'

Apr 20, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Houston driver was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter yesterday after his car careened into a flooded ditch, killing three of his kids and two others. The 32-year-old dad was arrested after failing an on-the-spot sobriety test, said police. The body of a 4-year-old girl is still missing,... More »

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car accident • children • drunk driving • death • flash floods

TV Show? Check. 'OctoMom' Jeans? Coming Soon.

She's planning to launch clothing line with the nickname

Apr 15, 09 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thought octuplet mom Nadya Suleman’s 15 minutes were about up? Not hardly. Not only is TMZ reporting that she’s filed to trademark the name “OctoMom”—for use on a clothing line including “textile diapers”—but has signed on to do a British show with... More »

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reality TV • children • gossip • documentary • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Octomom

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