Children
- October 29, 2007
The Ohio team that found lead in Chinese toys is reporting dangerous amounts of lead in some items meant for use by children on Halloween. Researchers at Ashland University urged the Consumer Products Safety Commission to issue a speedy recall for...
Chad stops plan to fly children to France
October 29, 2007A French charity denied claims by Chad's government it was trying to fly 103 young children to France to sell them or kill them for organ transplants. Six French aid workers, three journalists and a plane crew were arrested Thursday trying to fly...
Ideal weight varies, but obese unhappy
October 26, 2007Different cultures have different standards for the body, but overweight children of all ethnicities are unsatisfied with how they look, a U.S. study says. Some cultures celebrate a fuller body shape more than others, but researchers at the Center...
Child labor ban in India goes unheeded
October 11, 2007A Save the Children study has found a year-old ban in India on hiring children under 14 as household servants or at food stalls has gone largely unheeded. The BBC reported the study found millions of such children continue to be employed for such...
Kids videotape assault of autistic boy
October 10, 2007Charges will be filed against some of the five Massachusetts children who videotaped their assault of an 11-year-old autistic boy, police said. Two girls and three boys were accused of ambushing the unidentified boy as he got off a school bus in Templeton...
Family celebrates triple birthday Oct. 2
October 05, 2007An Ohio couple have three children born on the same date, not because they are triplets, but by the hand of chance. Ayden Cotton was born Oct. 2, 2003. Three years to the day later, Logan Cotton arrived four days earlier than expected, The Columbus...
National Children's Study adds 22 centers
October 05, 2007The National Children’s Study announced Thursday that 22 new study centers had received contracts for its survey of 100,000 U.S. children. The goal of the study is to follow 100,000 children from birth to the age of 21, examining the role of...
Art works pulled at Dallas library
September 25, 2007Dallas officials have taken down several works from a college art student’s exhibit at a city library, labeling them inappropriate for children. Alex Trevino, a 23-year-old fine arts major at Brookhaven College, said he understood the decision...
Mommy gene may explain birth rate
September 24, 2007A Canadian researcher suggests a "mommy" gene may explain the increasing number of women who decide against having children. Lonnie Aarssen, a biology professor who specializes in reproductive ecology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont...
Couple sues over removal of children
September 21, 2007An Ohio couple convicted of keeping some of their children in cages claim in a lawsuit that police and welfare workers entered their home illegally. Michael and Sharen Gravelle have been sentenced to two years in prison but have been allowed to remain...