Barbie finally has a brand new body and will be coming to a toy collection near you! Over the years, Barbie has been adopting different features including style, ethnicity and careers to inject some diversity to their…
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Venture funding moves to ‘Sesame Street’
How do you spell venture capital? The folks at the kid-oriented Sesame Workshop are looking to teach and learn with a new investment fund aimed at projects for children. Sesame Workshop, the force behind the…
Study: Breast is best for babies, mothers and economy
Breastfeeding more babies for longer could save the global economy some $300 billion in a single year, simply by yielding smarter and higher-earning offspring, researchers said Friday. It would also prevent more than 800,000 child…
Parenting after divorce: 5 Mistakes NOT to make
(By Natasha Daniels) Parenting is hard – add divorce and it can be a major challenge! Just remember, you are in control of how you decide to parent your children through divorce … You have…
New vaginal speaker stimulates unborn babies through music
Liken to a tampon, Babypod, is a new vaginal speaker that stimulates unborn babies through music. Babies learn to speak in response to sound stimuli, especially melodic sound and with Babypod, babies learn to vocalize…
5 Things every parent of young kids should know in case of an emergency
By Rachel Brehm 1. Know where to go In the midst of an emergency, you don’t have time to waste on logistics and details. Be proactive and do your research ahead of time when things…
Cancer study shows higher risk among twins, siblings
Twins share the same genes, and when one gets cancer, the other faces a higher risk of getting sick too, according to a study Tuesday that included 200,000 people. But just because one twin falls…
Babies with older mothers are born healthier: Study
Women who have babies in their 30s give birth to “healthier” babies according to a new study. In a study published in December’s journal Biodemography and Social Biology, researchers found that babies born to mothers…
#DidYouKnow: Smoking bad for pets, study shows
Smoking is bad for pets too, the University of Glasgow said Tuesday, citing an ongoing study into the effects of second-hand smoke on dogs and cats. Research under way at the Scottish institution has found…
New kids adventure stories uses tech to solve global problems
Have you heard of Detective Dot? Detective Dot, an 8 year old coder who uses tech to solve global problems, is starring in a new adventure story for kids. Featured on Kickstarter, the project is…