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An 8-Year-Old Made $26 Million on YouTube This Year, Topping a 5-Year-Old Who Made $18 Million
Forget lemonade stands. The big money is in children making content for children.
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Social media and television use -- but not video games -- predict depression and anxiety in teens
New research provides evidence that some forms of screen time are linked to an increase in anxiety and depression symptoms among adolescents. "It is very ...
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Why Your Kid Loves the Garbage Truck So Much
For some kids, the weekly trash pickup is a must-see spectacle. Parents, children, waste-management professionals, and experts on childhood all offer theories as to why.
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Delay of Gratification in Kids and Crows
With Thanksgiving and the holiday season upon us, it’s the perfect time to talk about self-control. One measure of self-control is the ability to delay gratification; namely, the ability to wait in order to obtain a more valuable outcome in the future over a less valuable immediate one.
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Can Babies Learn to Love Vegetables?
In a laboratory in Denver, on a decommissioned U.S. Army base, a baby sits in a high chair with two electrodes attached to his chest. To his left, on a small table, a muffin tin holds four numbered cups, each filled with a green substance. On the walls and the ceiling, four cameras and an omnidirectional microphone record the baby’s every burble and squawk, then transmit them to a secure server in an adjacent room.
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The Benefits Of Reading To Children
Reading to children has long been recognised as playing a significant positive role in their development, for all sorts of reasons. Numerous scientific and observational studies show that children who have been read to regularly from an early age enjoy a host of advantages, including higher educational attainment, enhanced confidence and even improved cognitive development.
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Study finds no evidence that only children are more narcissistic than people with siblings
Researchers from Germany have found no evidence that only children are more likely to display narcissistic traits than those who have siblings. The ...
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The Quiet Rooms: Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois
Seclusion rooms are supposed to be a last resort, but students across the state are routinely put in them for infractions as minor as spilling milk.
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By 7 years old, kids get that hypocrisy is wrong
The researchers discovered that children who were at least 7 years old began to predict future behavior based on a person’s statement about morals. Unlike their younger peers, those children think that someone who says stealing is bad would be less likely to steal. Further, they think if those individuals did steal, they should receive harsher punishments.
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‘Sesame Street’ Was First Brought to You by the Letters PBS 50 Years Ago
“Sesame Street” bowed 50 years ago, on Nov. 10, 1969, one week after the launch of PBS.
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'Goodness and humor' celebrated as 'Sesame Street' turns 50
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets
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By 2025, 43 million children under the age of five will be overweight
A new UNICEF report highlights evolving dietary challenges facing children around the world. Key factors? Climate change and industrial ag.
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How To Talk To Kids About Climate Change
Today's kids are bombarded with the realities of climate change — whether through extreme weather or in the news. These tips will help you and your kids cope with the overwhelming feelings to move beyond helplessness and toward action.
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Children’s Books That Show Kids the Goodness in the World
Looking to share stories with your kids that reflect the positive in the world? These books bring to life tales of the innate goodness of our fellow humans.
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Kids Raised in Walkable Cities Earn More Money As Adults
The benefits of walkable neighborhoods are many and varied. People who live in walkable neighborhoods are more active, healthier, have more time to spend with family and friends, and report higher levels of happiness and subjective well-being.
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Sports Participation a Big Win for Kids' Mental Health
Children who play sports are less likely to experience withdrawn and depressive symptoms compared with their counterparts who do not engage in sports, new research suggests.
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Strangers save autistic girl's birthday party
The father of an autistic girl said he was "blown away" when strangers responded to a desperate plea to help his daughter celebrate her birthday. Remi was so upset when only two children turned up for her fifth birthday party that she asked her mother "where are all my friends?"
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‘Sesame Street’ Is Sacred, and Everyone Needs Access
As HBO Max assimilates Big Bird, Oscar, and Elmo, the neediest kids are going to be blocked from seeing the most timely, important shows.
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Newborn baby development has been vastly underestimated, our study shows
They are learning from the moment they enter the world
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Why the way we talk to children really matters
There could be a simple way to help young children’s brains improve for the better, with long-lasting benefits.
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