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What Would Happen To Kids If There Was No Homework Or Tests At School, That's The Alpha School In Canada, See What Happened To These Kids.

Chris Allen — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:50 +0000

The Alpha Alternative School in Toronto, Ontario is celebrating 40 years. It’s a school that doesn’t give homework and doesn’t ever test it’s students. The students, parents and teachers are in together on deciding what the children learn. Some studies are working with other kids and going out in nature and learning. One thing I [...]

Duluth Parks And Recreation Announces Their Open Skate, Friday January 18th at the Heritage Sports Center

Steve Tanko — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:30:02 +0000

Come celebrate the School Semester Break Day fun at the Heritage Sports Center, Friday January 18th. It’s an Open Skate session – from 2 til 4 PM. The session is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to attend. Parks and Rec also sponsors an Open Skate every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8:00 PM [...]

The Affect Touch-Screen Technology Is Having On Our Kids

Steve Tanko — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Probably all of us can look at a printed magazine or catalog and know what to do with it. But what does that same paper-and-ink technology mean to a society that’s growing up with touch-screen technology like the IPad? I found this video online and it speaks volumes to the changing world in which we [...]

Is There Any Hope Left For This World? Caine's Arcade Says Yes

Steve Tanko — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:27:54 +0000

It’s not a new story – but perhaps one that needs re-telling and re-sharing right about now. A very creative 9 year old boy in Los Angeles spent time in his dad’s auto body garage building an arcade out of cardboard boxes – but – he had no customers. A chance stop at the body [...]

Help A Little Girl Who Wants An Easy Bake For Boys Too For Her Brother [VIDEO]

Chris Allen — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:14:11 +0000

McKenna Pope is 13 and has a 4 year old brother. Her brother wants an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas, but is embarrassed to ask for one because of the “girl” colors that are available, and the teasing he would take from Uncles and friends. So, McKenna came up with a plan. Petition Hasbro to [...]

Bounce House Injuries Send An Increasing Number Of Children To The Emergency Room

Steve Tanko — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:03:48 +0000

You see them at every children’s birthday party these days – Those infamous, multi-colored, inflatable bounce houses. And with their growing popularity has come an increase in reported injuries caused by them. The last time a reputable study was done on bounce-house-related injuries was 1995. The number of injuries in 2012 was 15-times what they [...]

The End Could Be Near For Hostess – Maker Of Twinkies And Wonder Bread

Steve Tanko — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:27:03 +0000

Two favorites from your childhood could be gone forever as the company that makes them gets ready to surrender to a strike that's held up operations for the past three months. Hostess Foods says that if an agreement wasn't reached by the evening of November 15th, they would be forced to shut down operations and liquidate the company, resulting in the loss of 18,000 jobs

VOTE! The Best Reminder Commercial For The Nation

Chris Allen — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:39:13 +0000

Vote, Vote often, that’s what my friend Scott says. There are a few issues up for a vote and, um, I think President too. Anyway, watch this and see if it doesn’t remind you to vote.

The Number One Threat To Children's Health, and It Takes Minutes To Prevent

Chris Allen — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:04:12 +0000

Kids are bombarded by many things nowadays. They spend hours playing video games, watching TV, playing sports, texting, and on the computer. Only a couple of minutes each day can help prevent a lifetime of problems. Brushing your teeth. Yep, that easy. According to Healthline “Dental decay is the most common chronic childhood disease with [...]

Get Your Questions Answered With a FREE Car Seat Safety Clinic in Duluth

Chris Allen — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:47:32 +0000

I was talking with our daycare person Shawna and we were discussing when and how of child seats and how tall the child is and when they move from a seat to booster. Law enforcement will be helping answer your questions for Child Passenger Safety Week. As part of Child Passenger Safety Week (September 16-22), [...]

Encyclopedia Brown's Author Donald Sobol Passes Away At Age 87

Steve Tanko — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:41:49 +0000

Since 1963, elementary school children have cut their reading-teeth on the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series. The author of Encyclopedia Brown – Donald J. Sobol – has passed away at the age of 87 in Miami, Florida. Sources close to the family say that Mr. Sobol passed away due to natural causes. Donald Sobol, author of [...]

Nutritionists Question Self-Regulation For Cereal Companies

Steve Tanko — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:20:51 +0000

Since the beginning of packaged and marketed cereals, there’s been debate about the health (or lack thereof) benefits of the breakfast staple – especially in regards to those brands primarily targeted at children. Nutritionists bemoan the high amounts of sugar, while the manufacturers say that without a sweet taste, the kids won’t eat it; Those [...]

Controversial New Study Suggests Children of Homosexual Couples Have More Problems Than Kids of Heterosexual Couples

Mike Adams — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:35:26 +0000

It appears that children with same-sex parents occasionally turn out significantly worse than those children that come from stable married heterosexual parents.

That’s the word from a new, controversial study out of the University of Texas.

What City Has the Most Spoiled Children?

Mike Adams — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:40:24 +0000

We have all seen the horrifying outcome of parents who spoil their children. The tyranny these little monsters yield can sometimes wreak the same twisted havoc as a lone wild animal searching for its next meal. The truth is America we are spoiling our children — but which cities are most guilty of raising brats [...]

Little League Team Turns Down Donation from Strip Club

Patrick Bateman — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:12:19 +0000

“LA’s Friendliest Gentlemen’s Club”, the Jet Strip Cabaret, almost justified their slogan recently when they tried to donate $1,200 to save the Lennox Little League’s season. Due to public health concerns the school district banned the selling of hamburgers and hot dogs, which accounted for the majority of the league’s revenue. While the club can [...]

Georgia Restaurant Bans Crying Children

Steve Tanko — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:05:36 +0000

I’m a parent, so I’m sympathetic to the the mood-swings of children; I fully understand that sometimes kids aren’t happy and that at their age, they’re not as experienced at understanding the need to sometimes suppress their true feelings in return for social etiquette. However, I’m not sure if I’m “in” agreement with a recent [...]

Ohio School Is Paying Students For Showing Up In Class

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:45:22 +0000

Teen truancy is a real problem for a lot of schools, but especially so for the Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati. It only has a 14% graduation rate and has been deemed an “academic emergency” by the state of Ohio.

So the school is trying out a novel approach: it’s paying students to show up and behave themselves.

Should an Obese Child Be Taken From His Parents? Some Authorities Thought So and Did

Kathy Landin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:40:44 +0000

A boy in Cleveland, OH, who weighs more than 200 pounds, was taken from his mother by authorities last week. Officials were forced to remove the third-grader from his home when caseworkers decided that his mother’s inability to reduce his weight constituted medical neglect.

Still Living With Your Parents as an Adult? Well, You're Hurting the Economy

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:41:07 +0000

While many college grads are only too happy to fly their parents’ nest and get a place of their own, the dip in the economy has meant some can’t — or won’t — until they feel more financially able to do so comfortably. What does this mean for the economy? Unfortunately, nothing good.

Soft Drink Manufacturers Market To Children

Steve Tanko — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:29:43 +0000

A recent research study focused on the marketing tactics of the soft drink industry. The data demonstrated how the beverage companies focus their marketing on children. The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale found that from 2006 to 2008, the number of advertisements children and teens saw for regular soda doubled. That’s [...]