"Think of the whole child, not just their ears"
There is a fierce debate raging in the deaf community......»»
Utah’s red rock towers shake and shimmy to a predictable beat
The fundamental frequencies of 14 red rock towers fall between 1 Hz and 15 Hz. Enlarge / Eagle Plume Tower in Bears Ears, Utah. Geologists at the University of Utah have developed a mathematical model to predict the fundamental resonan.....»»
Sea of Stars uses RPG simplicity as a secret weapon
Sea of Stars uses Chrono Trigger as a base to expand the universe Thierry Boulanger crafted when he was a child......»»
"Windowless Bunker": First Reviews Come In for Disney"s $5,000 "Star Wars Hotel
Disney World's "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser" hotel will be expensive and immersive, writes SFGate. ("For two adults, the starting price is about $5,000. For three adults and one child, it's nearly $6,000.") And while the hotel doesn't open to.....»»
Behind the Stalkerware Network Spilling the Private Phone Data of Thousands
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch, written by security editor Zack Whittaker: Consumer-grade spyware is often sold under the guise of child monitoring software, but also goes by the term "stalkerware" for its ability to track and mo.....»»
Providing parents the plan B for gaming addiction
Providing parents with the tools to intervene in their child or adolescent's gaming addiction could prove to be an effective way to help people who refuse direct treatment, say Flinders University experts......»»
Members of our species were in Western Europe around 54,000 years ago
At least one child left behind a baby tooth to prove it. Enlarge (credit: Slimak et al. 2022) According to a recent study, a child’s tooth unearthed from an old layer of a cave floor in Southern France belonged to a member o.....»»
California’s strict child-data bill would limit Big Tech data collection
Policymakers seek to change how world’s biggest tech companies interact with children. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) California lawmakers plan to introduce a new bill to protect children’s data online this Thursday, mirro.....»»
Omicron wave was brutal on kids; hospitalization rates 4X higher than delta’s
Incidental cases do not account for the jump in hospitalizations, the authors found. Enlarge / Boston Medical Center Child Life Specialist Karlie Bittrich sees to a baby while in a pediatrics tent set up outside of Boston Medical Cente.....»»
Pandemic-related school closings likely to have far-reaching effects on child well-being
A global analysis has found that kids whose schools closed to stop the spread of various waves of the coronavirus lost educational progress and are at increased risk of dropping out of school. As a result, the study says, they will earn less money fr.....»»
FDA, Pfizer abandon 2-shot COVID vaccine in kids under 5, citing new data
The vaccine maker and regulator will wait for data on a third shot, expected in April. Enlarge / A child getting a vaccination on February 19, 2021, in Bonn, Germany. (credit: Getty | Ute Grabowsky) The Food and Drug Administr.....»»
A controversial bill to protect kids online just advanced in the Senate. Here"s what you should know
A controversial bill targeting how tech platforms and websites handle child sexual abuse material cleared a key hurdle on Thursday as a Senate panel voted to approve the legislation despite vocal objections from civil rights groups who say the propos.....»»
The best anime on Netflix right now (February 2022)
Child of Kamiari Month is joining Netflix's unmatched lineup of anime hits from Japan, as well as Netflix originals and the series that defined a genre......»»
We"re Fine Without Facebook, German and French Ministers Say
Meta Platforms' veiled threat to quit Europe because of blocked talks over privacy rules was more like music to the ears of two top German and French politicians. From a report: "After being hacked I've lived without Facebook and Twitter for four yea.....»»
Your child can and will dial 911 on an old Apple Watch
A three-year-old boy in Michigan managed to call emergency services on a disused Apple Watch his mother had given him as a toy.The father of a three-year-old in Michigan has spoken of how his son dialled 911 from an Apple Watch that the parents belie.....»»
Study: Expanded child tax credits did not reduce employment
An analysis of Census Pulse Survey data from the Social Policy Institute (SPI) at Washington University in St. Louis shows that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) did not cause an exit from the labor force......»»
Apps and Gadgets to Help You Cope With Tinnitus
If you suffer from ringing in your ears, tech can provide some relief......»»
Human gut bacteria have sex to share vitamin B12
Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 just as much as you do. Though DNA is usually passed from parent to child, new research shows gut bacteria transfer genes through "sex" in order to take their vitamins......»»
Omicron may have FDA rethinking vaccine strategy for kids under 5 [Updated]
If the goal is baseline protection, we can get there with 2 doses, Gottlieb says. Enlarge / A child getting a vaccination on February 19, 2021, in Bonn, Germany. (credit: Getty | Ute Grabowsky) Update 1/31/2022, 10:15pm ET: P.....»»
Omicron may have FDA rethinking vaccine strategy for kids under 5
If the goal is baseline protection, we can get there with 2 doses, Gottlieb says. Enlarge / A child getting a vaccination on February 19, 2021, in Bonn, Germany. (credit: Getty | Ute Grabowsky) The Food and Drug Administratio.....»»
The cutting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many families without enough food on the table
The discontinuation of the Biden administration's monthly payments of the child tax credit could leave millions of American families without enough food on the table, according to our new study in JAMA Network Open. The first missed payment on Jan. 1.....»»