How Much Would You Pay a French Web Site to Do Your Homework? 
“You can’t do it? We’re here to help,” says the homepage of a new French Web site where children can pay for older students to do homework for them.On faismesdevoirs.com (domyhomework.com) children will be able to buy answers to simple maths problems...
Weapons ‘rife in Turkish schools’
A survey conducted by a Turkish parliamentary research commission has discovered that 6% of high school children carry a gun to class. Among those asked, 15% said they carry a weapon of some sort, including knives or razor blades.
Unhappy children ‘end up unwell’
Unhappy children are more likely to grow up to become adults who are permanently sick or disabled, a UK study has suggested.
People more likely to quit smoking for their dogs than their children
A recent study by researchers in Michigan turned up some interesting statistics. It seems that one in three would quit smoking if they thought their pet would be adversely affected. This is interesting because in other studies, fewer than 2% would ...
British couple, four children in cocaine bust, reports say
A British couple has been detained at Margarita Airport in Venezuela after 24 kilograms of cocaine was allegedly found in their luggage, according to press reports. The British Foreign Office has confirmed that a couple has been detained and that fo...
Children ‘affected by recession’
Children are being indirectly affected by the impact of the recession on their parents, the Children’s Society warns.
Gestures ‘develop infant speech’
Toddlers who use gestures more often have better vocabularies on reaching school age, US researchers say.
Videogames seen good for children
Videogames can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded Wednesday which ran counter to the violent reputation of some titles.
Obama signs children’s healthcare bill
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a law expanding a health program to include 3.5 million uninsured children, advancing an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system despite the embarrassing withdrawal of his nominee to lead the initiative.
Happily, children don’t have such a hard time
Research suggesting that individualism and working women are breeding a damaged generation is fundamentally flawed
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