Kids 8-11
Immunizing Children May Help the Whole Community, Study Shows
Vaccines might have wide-reaching effects. Credit: Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images
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What's Going On Inside Mean Tweens' Heads?
Researchers say mean boys will throw you in a locker, but mean girls are more likely to give you ...Read more
Talk Show: Number of Kids with Cell Phones Nearly Doubles Since 2005
Yo, Mom! Hurry home -- this diaper isn't changing itself. LOL! Credit: Corbis
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Half of Youth Who ID as LGBT Say They're Bullied Online
More than half the nation's nonheterosexual kids are victims of cyberbullying, often with ...Read more
Cameroon Moms Iron Daughters' Breasts in Little-Known Mutilation Practice
Caroline Nkeih used this pestle to iron her 10-year-old daughter's breasts. Credit: Birgit ...Read more
How Can I Get My Husband to Help?
Dear AdviceMama,
My husband and I both work long days. After work, four nights a week, I go to ...Read more
Divorced Before Puberty: Former Child Bride Details Marriage at Age 10 in New Book
Divorced at age 10. Credit: Amazon
Nujood Ali walked into a Yemeni courtroom and asked to see a ...Read more
Video Of Boy's Rendition of 'Boom Boom Pow' Takes Internet By Storm
Students at Penn State raised nearly $8 million during their annual dance marathon Feb. 19 and ...Read more
Book Review: Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen holds no punches in the gritty, violent Woods Runner. Credit: Random House.
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Bake Sales: Let Them Eat Junk!
What is it about bake sales that is making them the focal point of more acrimony than national ...Read more
Garbage, Bugs and Cannibalism: The Picture Books of February
Kids love a good gross-out. So it's not surprising that children's authors go to yuck-inducing ...Read more
