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Boy Scout jamboree: Lots of girls invitedThe Boy Scout jamboree this year will host hundreds of girls. Facing declining membership and controversy over allowing openly gay boys to join, the Boy Scouts of America says the idea to open the summer program to girls is an attempt at being all-inclusive.
Teen invents body heat-powered flashlight: What's your teen done?Reading about the teenager's body-heat powered flashlight may give parents feelings of hope or angst. Is my teen's academic success speeding forward? Is it OK if they're stalled?
In praise of single mothers, fathersWhen things go wrong – temper tantrums, illness – it's reassuring to have a significant other to weigh options with. So here's to the single mothers and fathers who are figuring things out, minus one.
Minecraft: The video game kids should waste time on this summerMinecraft is a digital 'sandbox' game – a video game designed to allow users an infinite ways to interact with the game world.
Sibling bullying: How to be sure normal tangles are not actually damagingSibling bullying, it turns out, is not something to be shrugged off. Sibling bullying, more aggressive than a simple rivalry, has negative impacts for both the victim and bully, a new study says. How can parents keep the sibling peace?
Supreme Court DOMA and Proposition 8 rulings good for kids, by accident?The Supreme Court struck down DOMA – the Defense of Marriage Act – and handed Proposition 8 back to a lower court – which both legitimize gay marriage. But, the routes the court took don't suggest a high court pro-gay marriage or pro-child crusade – yet.
'Swan mom:' A Washington woman is surrogate for baby trumpetersA Washington woman has become a surrogate 'swan mom' for a bevy of baby trumpeter swans. Each summer for 14 years she's raised hatchlings for 80 days and released them into the wild.
Monster energy drink: Another lawsuit over teen deathMonster energy drink: A lawsuit – the second in a year – alleges that Monster caused the death of a 19-year-old who habitually drank two cans of Monster a day for three years.
Junk foods banned by federal government in public schoolsJunk foods, the sugary, syrupy, fattening stuff sold for a few quarters in school vending machines, are getting tossed by the federal government. The program, called 'Smart Snacks in Schools,' will replace junk foods with healthier items on school menus in the 2014-2015 school year.
- Lauderhill Mall fight: Teens summoned by social media, new trend?
Lauderhill Mall fight : A group of 100 or more teen apparently responding to social media calls to gather at Lauderhill Mall erupted in a fight. It's similar to violence at several other spontaneous gatherings in shopping malls and districts around the nation.
Selfies: A democratized version of the 'snooty' self-portraiture of yore?Selfies get a lot of heat from people who consider them the epitome of narcissism and even a harbinger of the cultural apocalypse. But, some say, they're just a technical version of the respected self-portrait medium.
Baby Veronica Supreme Court ruling raises the question: What is a parent?Baby Veronica, returned to her adoptive parents by the Supreme Court, raises an increasingly important question in an age of diverse kinds of families: What is a parent?
Youth coding camps rise in popularity as US demand for programmers increasesThere's a lack of coding education in high schools and a lack of programming professionals in the real world. Enter coding camps; rising in popularity, these camps are trying to get kids hooked on programming.
How to talk about obesity and weight loss with your teenThe best way to talk about weight loss and obesity with teens, researchers say, is to avoid mentioning weight loss and obesity. Instead, focus on healthy eating.
With Colo. ruling, transgender equality becomes next civil rights frontierColorado officials ruling in favor of a transgender girl — discriminated against by school officials who would not let her use the girls' restroom — is being viewed by advocates as a harbinger. Introducing the next frontier in civil rights: transgender equality.
Snapchat's new feature, SnapKidz, good in theory, not in practiceSnapchat — a temporary photo sharing platform that sends 200 million messages per day — introduced SnapKidz, a feature that attempts to prevent children from sending photos to friends. It could work, but it's easy to get around.
Bullied bus monitor says a year later she's still the same 'regular old lady'Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein, a year since she was bullied by teens on a bus, says she hasn't changed much despite the occasional stranger asking for a photo and the $700,000 donated to her by supporters.
Is my child a quitter? Why you shouldn't jump to conclusionsTrying new things is what childhood — even adolescence and adulthood — is about. If your child tries many new activities, not all of them will click. Are they a quitter? Or simply not interested?
Colorado court says transgender first-grader can use girls' bathroomA Colorado civil rights panel ruled that a Colorado Springs school likely discriminated against a first-grader by not allowing her to use the girls' restroom. The girl's family has since moved to another city.
Minnesota power outage: A family learns four lessons to get by in a stormStorms caused power outages in Minnesota this weekend that affected more than a half million people, including James Norton, his wife, and their 2-month-old.
