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Kalamazoo rallies in support of children in need for annual Serve for Kids fundraiser

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A little competition and a lot of compassion came together Saturday inside West Hills Athletic Club as the community gathered for the 11th annual Serve for Kids fundraiser to ...
PC World

8 easy ways to make the Internet safer for your kids

Online can be a dangerous place for kids. Explicit content, predators, and harassment and bullying are just some of the dangers that kids can be exposed to. But with a bit of know-how, the internet ...
Pew Research Center

How Parents Manage Screen Time for Kids

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how parents of kids ages 12 and younger approach their children’s technology use and screen time. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,054 parents ...
CNN

Kids are getting smartphones at much younger ages than many experts recommend. How to handle it

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...
Los Angeles Times

New Universal theme park for younger kids touts lands for ‘Minions,’ ‘Shrek,’ ‘SpongeBob’ and more

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Univeral Kids Resort is a new theme park being designed for young kids and families Among its seven themed lands ...
abcnews4

Sailing program offers free lessons for kids with autism

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Spectrum Sailing is making waves in Charleston by offering free sailing lessons to children with autism. Over the weekend, the program welcomed 20 kids to the water, ...
The Repository

Proposed indoor park in Massillon would cater to children with special needs

Stark County businessman Ben Gulley is planning to open a new park in Massillon for kids with special needs. The free venue is to be located along Cherry Road NW near the Massillon Rec Center and ...
New York Post

Hidden infection kills millions of kids every year — here are symptoms parents need to look out for

Globally, sepsis infection is the leading cause of death in children, taking more than 3.4 million lives per year, according to the Sepsis Alliance — and 85% of these deaths occur before age 5. Sepsis ...
Seattle Times

Children’s book tells story of Indigenous activism at ‘The Sacred Stone Camp’

In April 2016, LaDonna BraveBull Allard, tribal historian for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, founded the Sacred Stone Camp. The camp, set up along the Cannonball River in North Dakota and named for ...
New York Post

FDNY heroes don superhero costumes for sick, grieving children across NYC: ‘Seeing the children’s smiles’

These caped crusaders are on a special mission. A super team of iconic movie characters dubbed the Humble Heroes of FDNY are celebrating 10 years of donning superhero costumes for Big Apple children ...
The New York Times

Parents, Doctors and Vaccines for Children

Re “Vaccine Debates Miss the Messy Middle,” by Jennifer Reich (Opinion guest essay, Oct. 3): Dr. Reich underscores the bewildering flood of information parents face when considering vaccines for their ...
Wall Street Journal

‘10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World’ Review: Desperate to Unplug

In the whirling madness that began when the smartphone achieved ubiquity around 2012, a great many parents did not know what to do. There was massive pressure to give children phones, laptops and ...