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    Shamarr Allen performs during the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 50th Anniversary at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 04, 2019 in New Orleans.
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    To Help Keep New Orleans Safe, Musician Trades Kids Trumpets For Guns

    Jul 24, 2020
    Musician Shamarr Allen is offering youth trumpets and music books in exchange for guns — no questions asked. He hopes the instrument will impact kids in New Orleans today the way it did for him.
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    Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness.
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    Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

    Jul 20, 2020
    Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A growing number of sleepaway camps have already been cancelled due to COVID-19.
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    Coronavirus May Mean Lights Out For Summer Camps This Year

    May 17, 2020
    Summer camps are mulling their options for keeping kids and counselors safe amid the coronavirus crisis — or whether it's just not possible.
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    <em>And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School,</em> by Judith Warner
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    Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad

    May 08, 2020
    The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."
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    Do You Post About Your Kids Online — And Talk With Them About It? Tell Us Your Story

    Feb 22, 2019
    We want to hear from any parents who have posted about their children online and have had a conversation about that practice with their kids.
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    While a day or two of complete rest may be necessary for kids after a concussion, any more could leave them feeling isolated and anxious, says Angela Lumba-Brown, a pediatric emergency medicine physician who helped shape new guidelines.
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    Kids With Concussions Can Phase In Exercise, Screen Time Sooner Than Before

    Dec 03, 2018
    No longer do kids with concussions need to sit in dark rooms for days on end. For the first time in nearly a decade, the nation's pediatricians have loosened their guidance on concussion recovery.
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    Matthew plays on the playground structure at Mill Pond Park in Portland.
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    To Raise Confident, Independent Kids, Some Parents Are Trying To 'Let Grow'

    Sep 03, 2018
    Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giving kids freedom to roam can be difficult.
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    Setting up his new classroom in Texas this school year, Shawn Sheehan took a selfie for social media to wish his home state well. "Wishing all my Norman and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oklaed?src=hash" data-query-source="hashtag_click">#<strong>
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    He Was Oklahoma's Teacher Of The Year, Then Moved To Texas For Better Pay. Now What?

    Apr 07, 2018
    Oklahoma's teacher pay has been low for so long that many experienced educators have left, including the 2016 Teacher of the Year. We wanted to ask how his home state looks now from afar.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
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    Is It Time To Bring Risk Back Into Our Kids' Playgrounds?

    Mar 15, 2018
    Are playgrounds in the U.S. too sterile and risk-averse to help our kids thrive? Anthropologist Barbara J. King considers play and child development in evolutionary perspective.
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    <em>Sylvia's Spinach</em> by Katherine Pryor
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    Children's Publishing House Takes Food Literacy Literally

    Feb 27, 2018
    Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.
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    The Salt
    Next month in the U.K., anyone at a major grocery store looking to buy a soft drink with more than 150 mg of caffeine per liter will need to present an ID.
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    U.K. Supermarkets To Ban Energy Drinks For Shoppers Under 16

    Feb 16, 2018
    In March, many U.K. grocery stores will check IDs for energy drink purchases. Teachers, nutritionists and public health researchers have called for the measures — as has celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
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    What The Screen Time Experts Do With Their Own Kids

    Feb 06, 2018
    Many of these experts are also parents, and their work informs their approach to making rules with their kids about phones, TV and other media.
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    Deciding At What Age To Give A Kid A Smartphone

    Nov 21, 2017
    It's a question most parents will wrestle with at some point — when is the right time to give my child a smartphone? Let's tick through a few other questions first.
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    The Salt
    Festivalgoers could try crickets from Aketta, an edible insect company based in Austin, Texas. The crickets come in a variety of flavors, such as spicy hot, sour cream and onion, and Texas BBQ.
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    At Bug-Eating Festival, Kids Crunch Down On The Food Of The Future

    Sep 14, 2017
    The United Nations estimates that by 2050, the planet's 9 billion people will need to rely on bugs as a critical source of protein. Chefs and scientists are trying to get children on board early.
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    The Salt
    "Children shouldn't be hungry," says <em>Good and Cheap</em> author Leanne Brown. "Their brains can't grow properly; they can't have a chance at life like they should."
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    Cookbook Author Crusades For Millions Of Kids Who Go Hungry In Summer

    Aug 04, 2017
    Good and Cheap writer Leanne Brown is teaming up with a national anti-hunger program to try to reach people who want help feeding their families healthy and affordable meals when school is out.
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    We're All Born With Mathematical Abilities (And Why That's Important)

    Aug 01, 2017
    Kids who start school behind in math tend to stay behind. But could early predictors in preschool help educators put them on a path to success?
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    After a young girl's lemonade stand in east London brought a fine of nearly $200, the local council apologized. Now the girl's family is calling on more kids to open their own stands.
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    Father Of Girl Ticketed For Selling Lemonade Responds To Supporters: 'Make A Stand'

    Jul 23, 2017
    A 5-year-old girl whose sidewalk lemonade stand brought a $195 fine in London has been invited to set up shop elsewhere. Her dad says, "Now she feels less sour about the experience."
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    My Son Is In Special Education And I Want Him To Be Challenged

    Jul 11, 2017
    Seeing his potential, one mother wonders why her child isn't held to higher standards at school, despite his learning disability.
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    Increasing Salaries So Teachers Don't Have To Become Principals

    Jun 01, 2017
    Teachers across the country are choosing to leave the classroom for better pay as school administrators, where they can sometimes double their salaries.
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    A sign in the hallway at Crocker College Prep. Here, students are no longer automatically punished for disruptive behavior. A new approach aims to catch and understand kids whose behavior may be a response to trauma.
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    When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

    May 30, 2017
    Children in New Orleans suffer from trauma at high rates. Now, several schools there are focused on catching and helping students whose behavior may be a response to their suffering.
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    Trophies from past chess tournaments line the wall at Killip Elementary.
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    The Idea Was To Keep Kids Safe After School. Now They're Chess Champions

    May 09, 2017
    This low-income elementary school will send dozens of kids to the SuperNationals of chess this week in Nashville, Tenn.
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    Social media postings showing parents "disciplining" their children, including (from left) LaToya Graham, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reshondatbillingsley" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100003122127065" data-hovercard-prefer-more-cont
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    The Perils And False Rewards Of Parenting In The Era Of 'Digi-Discipline'

    Apr 07, 2017
    In a society where black people have power, beating children and posting it on social media is just as much about performing respectability as it is punishing wrongdoing.
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    Jim Ansaldo, a research scholar at Indiana University, in his office. Ansaldo also runs an improv summer camp for teens with autism. He says improv-specific programs for children with autism are spreading.
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    Using Improv To Help Kids With Autism Show And Read Emotion

    Feb 13, 2017
    Communicating and interacting socially can be hard for some children with autism. Researchers are looking at how improv classes may help these kids do better day to day.
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    Ruby Lortie (center, wearing black), marches to get out the vote with other fifth-grade students from Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies in Boulder, Colo.
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    These Fifth-Graders Think It's Really, Really Important That You Vote

    Nov 07, 2016
    They're too young to vote, but they're still getting out the vote. After learning about the history of voting and democracy in America, these young activists took their message to a college campus.
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    Get out!

    From tyke to trekker

    Jul 12, 2016

    Tips on introducing your family to the outdoors

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