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Watch Your Language: Young Children Unprepared for 'Snark' Attack

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 15th 2010

Little kids are just so ... literal. Credit: Getty Images
A Republican walks into a bar in Idaho with a frog on his head. Bartender says, "Where'd ...Children can't take sarcasm because they're too little. What's your excuse?
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Halloween Crafts: Gruesome Gourd Creatures

by Gina Provenzano, Posted Oct 15th 2010

Need some Halloween crafts? Scare Halloween revelers with wacky gourd creatures like this creeping critter. Credit: Gina Provenzano
Tired of the ...Gourds get the ghoul treatment for an easy Halloween craft for kids.
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You Can Insure Just Your Child ... for a Price

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 14th 2010

Sorry, kid, no individual insurance policy for you. Credit: Getty Images
Slowly, the man in the pinstripe suit raised the corners of his mouth in ...Obama administration strike what some call a Faustian bargain with insurance companies, because the devil's in the details.
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School Cafeterias to Try Psychology in Lunch Line

by Associated Press, Posted Oct 13th 2010

The U.S. government is trying new approaches to get kids to choose healthier foods. Credit: Mark Humphrey/AP
Hide the chocolate milk behind the ...The government is giving $2 million to food behavior scientists to find ways to use psychology to improve kids' use of the federal school lunch program and fight childhood obesity.
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Mad Scientists Launch Plot to Get Kids to Eat More Lima Beans

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 7th 2010

But lima beans taste just like candy! OK, they don't. Credit: Getty Images
Lima beans? Seriously? Blecch! Sorry kids, but a group of ...Research indicates kids are not getting enough iron from foods they hate to eat.
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Kids Less Likely to Have 'Four Eyes,' Study Says

by Honey Berk, Posted Oct 6th 2010

Shades are cool. Prescription eyeglasses? Not so much. Credit: Getty Images
Yes, folks, children with glasses do still get teased and called ...Specs appeal? Not really. More than half of optometrists say it's appropriate for children to start wearing soft contact lenses between the ages of 10 and 12.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences Really a Game of Cat and Mouse

by Tom Henderson, Posted Oct 6th 2010

"This world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own ... as men busied themselves about ...Parents and teachers are so busy judging each other, they forget about the child.
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How to Prevent Sports Injuries

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Oct 1st 2010

To avoid injury, have kids take some time off their primary sport throughout the year. Credit: Corbis School is back in full swing, and ...School is back in full swing, and for many kids that means sports are, too. While athletics are a great way for kids to get some fresh air, exercise and relieve stress, increasingly they are a source of injury, too.
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