Self-publishing is growing because people need to construct our stories and share them with the world. And none of us enjoys making up a story more than a kid does
Joliz Cedeno | Posted 11.19.2009 | Impact
Fifty hours was all I needed. This was the thought in my mind when I first came to a Global Kids meeting ten years ago.
Melina Bellows | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
National Geographic Kids decided to poll our readers to find out how kids are faring in a world of doom and gloom. Guess what? Out of 613 panelists, almost 70 percent consider themselves "very happy."
Nicholas Weinstock | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology
1. ME: ... So the three dragons crept deeper into the terrifying castle. They shivered with fear. A knight could be lurking around any corner. ...
Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around too.
cnn.com | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
Once an oddity reserved for only the crunchiest communities, downward dog for the grade-school set is now being taught in studios from Minnetonka, Min...
Mike Rose | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books
We hear so much about education these days -- test scores, reform battles -- but little that we hear gets to the heart of why education matters. That's why I wrote "Why School?".
Diane Dimond | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
America seems okay with condemning children, many who were victimized first, to die in prison with absolutely no chance of ever having a full, free life. I'm not okay with that.
Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
Study after study has shown that people who practice grateful thinking are healthier, happier and more content with their lives than those who don't.
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living
"Mom, come," my son shouts. "A baby bird fell out of the nest!" Sure enough, a fledgling lies on the patio, beak gaped, neck distended, claws curled, a sad thing.
Juliet Linley | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living
Sara lives in Rome and has three boys. She nursed them all for 3-4 years; in other words, until they decided of their own accord that they no longer needed the comfort of their mother's breast.
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact
In spite of all we hear about what's going wrong in Afghanistan, I'm here with a story of hope. Last Thursday marked the official opening of the Skateistan skate park, Kabul's largest indoor sports facility.
Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy
Ellen knows the best way to viewers' hearts is to show some adorable kids. Here, some little ones show off their homemade Halloween costumes (most of ...
Juliet Linley | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology
I bet you'd already discovered it. Well, I only got there now: using Skype as a babysitter. Or rather, using the grandparents - who live outside of It...
Wall Street Journal | By RON WINSLOW | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living
A small but provocative study showed that a form of gene therapy significantly improved the vision of patients left legally blind by a rare genetic ey...
Brigitte Mars | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver
Halloween or Samhain (pronounced sow-en), translates to “Summer’s End” and originated as a Celtic celebration when winter settled ov...
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
Know a child who needs a little help with learning how to read? CNN reports that man's best friend could be a great teacher for kids too. It sounds i...
Posted 10.22.2009 | Comedy
Poor little Wesley! He was just following orders to wash his hair when he learned a valuable lesson: always read labels. Watch as his father and siste...
Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.
Charlotte Safavi | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
How can I teach my son self-control if I do not have any? Mom and Dad are mostly right, but when they are not, should there not be consequences?
Therese Borchard | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
It's worth investigating what makes a real Brady family tick because approximately half of all marriages in the US each year are remarriages for one or both partners and 65 percent of them involve children from a previous relationships.
Pauline Millard | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living
During visits to Madison Square Park, I started to grasp the complicated terrain of Manhattan Motherhood, and how I wished someone had written a guide about what to expect when breeding in New York City.
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact
At PS 636 in Brooklyn, one in five kids are homeless. But one after-school program, NYDailynews.com reports, is helping almost every kid at this schoo...
Janice Horowitz | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living
Five-to-10-year-olds who used sealants had less than half the tooth decay on biting surfaces five years after treatment than those who brushed regularly. But are they safe?
Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact
Text From Associated Press: WASHINGTON - Justice Department officials said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence ...
Anna Barber | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books