the honest scoop – 12-7-09
Today’s top news headlines for parents
In some cases, the key to severe childhood obesity may be found in missing segments of DNA which creates uncontrollable hunger in effected kids.
Certain childhood cancers show a higher risk of recurring later in life than others, prompting calls for close monitoring of at-risk kids.
Spotlight on the Harlem Children’s Zone:
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A toddlers learning style may be an exercise in chaos but that same manic process may be the way things that allows them to accumulate knowledge so quickly.
A new mom of twins wonders how well she is doing at the job of mother because her two little bosses aren’t give her a quarterly review.
The “dumb jock” stereotype gets turned on its head as a new study suggests that physically active teen boys are smarter than their non-athletic counterparts.
Here are the 10 toys that you’ve probably never heard of, but you’ll want to know about before you go shopping for the holidays.
Every child deserves a toy for the holidays:
The precocious 10-year old author of “How To Talk To Girls” is back with a book about Santa.
Here are the Monday morning reviews for new children’s books coming out this week.
Did CBS step over the line with their adult-oriented Frosty the Snowman mashups?
Another look at the KidZui internet browser for children, managed by parents and teachers and safe for kids.
The Muppets celebrate the holidays:
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