5 Good Reasons You Should Encourage Your Kids to Cook at an Early Age

News article after article in the news shares grim statistics about the widening waistlines and related health problems of today’s youth. Could one of the best (and most rewarding) remedies for these serious...

Ford MyKey implements on-board "babysitter" for teens

It's too bad teens don't have the means to purchase cars, otherwise this on-board "nanny" wouldn't even be considered as a selling point. "When enabled, MyKey can cap the top speed of the car to 80MPH. That's not too...

ABC News: Newest Key to Teenage Freedom

" Ford Motor Co. announced today it will offer a new feature, starting next summer on some of its 2010 cars and trucks, that allows parents to set safety limits on teen drivers through a high-tech car key. Watch...

ABC News: Parents Charged in Faith Healing Case

" Their case has focused attention on some laws that let parents rely on prayer to heal their children. Marci Hamilton, a professor at Cardozo Law School, who writes about religious issues, said the case may test...

Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens

With the Model T turning 100 a few days back, the new cars by Ford shows how far we have advanced over the past 100 years. This new technology is called MyKey. The new features allow parents to limit teen drivers to...

FDA Rejects Child Cold Meds Recall

The Food and Drug Administration in the US has rejected a plea from pediatricians to ban cough and cold medicines for children under 6 years of age, worried that an outright ban before further research might lead to...

Fairytales more than a book store

Fairytales is more than just a bookstore for kids. It’s a fun place for the whole family. The owner/president Tammy Derr  and her husband John, a strong supporter by her side, have dreamed of this day for...

Boys taught by men do better, study finds

The gender gap in British education continues with girls consistantly outperforming boys. This new study suggests that if there were more male primary teachers boys could do better. In an age where more children are...

Op/Ed: British Columbia Parents to press to expand Mandarin-based classes

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Like I had previously mentioned in my last column on this issue in what I feel is a "Let's Drive French out of our Canadian Lexicon". I have no problem with kids learning the Mandarin language, but the kids better have a good understanding and fluency of...

Banned books celebration promotes freedom of expression

"By Cynthia Henry Inquirer Staff Writer Friday will feature some unusual story times at local libraries, when passages from once-verboten...

Stars and Stripes on the Puck: Hockey's New Attention

    A recent resident of Canada, I saw my first ever hockey game last February in the Thunderbird Stadium at UBC and though I haven’t since devoted a better part of my personal worth to the sport, I...

Daughter secretly reunites her parents 40 years after they were forced apart ...

Nice to read a story with a happy ending for a change.Good luck and God bless to them all."Two lovers banished from each other's sight when they conceived an illegitimate child nearly 40 years ago have been reunited by their daughter and are to marry.Christine Orchard, 57,...

China Contaminated Milk Scandal Widens

The contaminated baby milk scandal in China has widened, with a third infant having died from the milk, which was treated with a lethal chemical to make it pass health inspections. Several dairy farmers and...

Harper campaign promise: Open EI program to self-employed

The campaigning game keeps getting hotter in the Canadian Election, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing today that he wants to open up Employment Insurance benefits to the self-employed.  The move is...

Israel: Missing toddler's body found in suitcase

In a horror story taken straight from the tabloids, police in Israel announced Thursday that they had found the body of missing toddler Rose Pizem.  Her mother and grandfather are being held as the primary...

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