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China to Punish Parents Who Abort Girls

Families' desire for boys is creating gender imbalance

(Newser) - China is designing new rules to stop parents from aborting female fetuses, the BBC reports. Parents are currently allowed only one child and often abort girls, worried that they won't be able to support the family. This back-room practice is creating a growing gender imbalance: Now Beijing plans stricter punishments...

Docs Often Miss High Blood Pressure in Kids

Hypertension is more difficult to diagnose in youngsters

(Newser) - High blood pressure in kids is increasing, but it is often missed by doctors, a new study shows. Researchers examined the electronic records of thousands of children and teens enrolled in an Ohio health plan; they found 500 with high blood pressure readings, and only a quarter had been previously...

Picky Eating May Be in Their Genes
Picky Eating
May Be in
Their Genes
Aug 21, 2007 4:53 PM CDT

Picky Eating May Be in Their Genes

Kids inherit reaction to unfamiliar foods, new study says

(Newser) - Don't chide your kids for their picky eating habits—they may be as much your fault as the length of their noses. In a study of identical and fraternal twins, UK researchers found children inherited nearly 80% of their “food neophobia,” hinting that that tongue-out reaction to unfamiliar...

Spanish TV Channel Nixes Live Bullfights

Public broadcaster deems gore and gorings unfit for kids and afternoons

(Newser) - Spanish state television will not show any live bullfights this year, bowing to restrictions on gore on daytime TV but disrupting a time-honored tradition. Televised bullfights had been a viewer magnet for public-TV station TVE, and fans are seeing red, the Guardian reports. "It is obvious that watching bullfights...

Feds to Porn Stars: What's Your Sign?

DoJ wants records of birthdates to keep minors out of skin flicks

(Newser) - The Justice Department wants to catalog America's porn collection, but not for the reason you might think—the feds say they're making sure minors aren't finding their way onto adult-film sets. The anti-exploitation move would require producers to turn over actors' real names, stage names, and birthdates, the New York ...

CBS Reality Show Abused Kid Stars: Parents

NM officials says controversial "Kid Nation" broke the law

(Newser) - CBS is defending its upcoming reality show “Kid Nation” against claims of child abuse and neglect, the Times reports. At least one participant’s parent complained to authorities in New Mexico, where CBS filmed 40 youngsters living alone in a ghost town, that her 11-year-old daughter’s face was...

Identical Quads Born to Canadian Couple, in US

(Newser) - A  Canadan woman delivered four identical daughters in a Montana hospital last weekend, when there were no neonatal beds for them in the local hospital in Calgary—or any other Canadian hospital. The newborns, born by C-section at 31 1/2 weeks, ranged from 2 lbs., 6 oz. to 2 lbs....

Dads Move in on Baby Market
Dads Move in
on Baby Market
Aug 16, 2007 8:26 PM CDT

Dads Move in on Baby Market

As fathers get more hands-on, baby gear is getting less female

(Newser) - As fathers continue to take a more active role in raising their children, the market for baby gear has become less mom-centric, the New York Times reports. And it's not all fishing vests with hidden diaper changing pads. Recent dad-born inventions include computerized baby timers and a nipple adapter that...

Disney Goes Back to High School
Disney Goes Back to High School
Aug 16, 2007 12:44 PM CDT

Disney Goes Back to High School

(Newser) - The sequel to Disney's smash hit 'High School Musical' will air Friday, and with a barrage of merchandise including CDs, DVDs, musical handbags, stationery, bedding, and a board game, the two kids' flicks are expected to rake in $100M for the Mickey Mouse company, reports the LA Times.

Russians Get Holiday to Multiply
Russians Get Holiday to Multiply
Aug 15, 2007 5:38 PM CDT

Russians Get Holiday to Multiply

Couples get day off nine months before country's national day

(Newser) - The Ulyanovsk region of Russia will give its citizens a day off to procreate—nine months before Russia's national day of June 12; couples whose children are born on that day can even win prizes. The Russian population has been dropping since the early 90s, and President Putin has called...

FTC Subpoenas Food Giants on Marketing to Kids

Congress wants data on childhood obesity

(Newser) - The FTC dealt out 44 subpoenas yesterday to food companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Kraft, seeking information on how much they spent on advertising to kids. The businesses have until November 1 to comply for a report the FTC is preparing for Congress on marketing practices and child obesity.

Diet Foods May Help Make Kids Fat
Diet Foods
May Help
Make Kids Fat
Aug 8, 2007 2:30 PM CDT

Diet Foods May Help Make Kids Fat

Low-calorie imitations confuse system, cause overeating

(Newser) - Feeding children diet food may actually help make them fat, the BBC reports. Young rats who had been given low-calorie versions of ordinarily high-calorie food begin to gain weight when they were switched to regular fare, a new study found. Rather than stop eating when they reached a certain calorie...

A Big Mac by Any Other Name Is Not as Tasty

Fast-food packaging, not what's inside, sways kids' tastes

(Newser) - Preschoolers judged McDonald’s-branded food superior, even compared to the same products served without the familiar packaging, a study reported in Time concludes. The Pavlovian response to the Golden Arches worries child health experts, who link it to increasing obesity among the young.

‘Baby Einstein’ Dumbs Down Toddlers

Videos that claim to jumpstart learning do the opposite

(Newser) - The popular “Baby Einstein” and “Brainy Baby” video series, intended to fast-track young geniuses, actually have negative educational effects, a new study concludes. Infants who watch them have smaller vocabularies than other children, the Los Angeles Times reports, For every hour per day that 8- to 16-month-olds watched...

Keep Those Really Junior Execs Happy

The office isn't the only option for parents whose kids are at loose ends

(Newser) - Can't find a babysitter? Bringing your kid to work may seem the simplest solution—but first, consider these suggestions from Forbes.
  1. Check out employer-provided child care. Many places don't have on-site care, but they may have backup services.
  2. Work from home. Your boss and co-workers will thank you.

Young Athletes Turning to Sports Shrinks

Even kids under 10 are getting coached on their 'mental' game

(Newser) - Young, driven athletes who already have all the coaching money can buy—personal strength experts, conditioning coaches, and specialized instructors for every part of their game—are now adding shrinks to the roster, the New York Times reports. Athletes as young as 9 are working out their on-field (or on-parallel-bar)...

Babies Off Breast Milk Too Soon
Babies Off Breast Milk
Too Soon
Aug 4, 2007 6:50 AM CDT

Babies Off Breast Milk Too Soon

Three-quarters of new moms breast feed, but only 11% long enough

(Newser) - Almost three quarters of new mothers in the US breast feed their babies, but they are switching to formula too soon, say federal health officials. Only 30% are sticking to breast milk alone at three months, and only 11% at six months, a new survey shows. Breast milk protects infants...

Toddlers Learn Language Slowly and Quickly

Kids stockpile simple words in buildup to vocab explosion

(Newser) - Toddlers learn to speak by simply using small, familiar words to acquire harder ones, new research says, throwing a curveball at scientists who assumed a more complex cognitive system. Youngsters can rapidly go from spouting babble to intelligible chatter as long as their words have varying levels of difficulty, Scientific ...

Hero Counselor Saves Kids From Bus on Bridge

He passes 52 trapped kids to volunteers

(Newser) - When a bus packed with kids returning from a field trip came to rest at a precarious angle on the collapsed I-35W bridge, dangling over the Mississippi River, counselor Jeremy Hernandez barely had time to think. "I knew we had to get them out of there," the 20-year-old...

House Passes Health Plan for 4M More Kids

Dems take step toward universal coverage over GOP objections

(Newser) - The House has passed a sweeping expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program that will extend covered to 4 million uninsured kids using revenue from cigarette taxes and cuts in subsidies to private Medicare plans. The bill, which was approved 225-204, is a step toward universal coverage over Republican...

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