Babies taught sign language to use their hands before their mouth

Babies are using their hands to communicate before they can actually talk. That appears to be a trend at many daycare centers where tiny infants are being taught sign ...

I Thought I Could Drive Stick. Then My Gen Z Daughter Asked Me to Teach Her.

When my 16-year-old said she wanted to learn to drive a manual transmission, I decided it was time to sharpen my own ...

Virginia Beach paramedic creates sensory kits for first responders

A Virginia Beach paramedic and mom created the COLT Kit to help first responders support people with sensory sensitivities, ...

Enter the new dragon: the Bruce Lee of Afghanistan

Abbas Alizada was nine when he first saw a Bruce Lee film. He fell in love with kung-fu, copying his hero’s moves and his ...

Satanist allegedly caught with mass killer manifestos claimed to be ‘possessed’

Candiani, in a police interview, claimed he had a “possessed mindset”. He had made a “pact with the devil” to be a “minion”, the trial at the Old Bailey heard on Monday. Candiani claimed he had ...
Reuters

Kennedy advisers vote against MMRV shot for children under 4

Changes affect access to MMRV shots Hepatitis B, COVID-19 vaccine votes expected on Friday Vote raises questions about vaccine coverage ATLANTA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers voted on ...
Live Science

CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended against using the MMRV vaccine in children under 4. This could eliminate a choice for kids' first dose of measles, mumps, rubella and ...
The New York Times

Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4

The members voted against the combination shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. Guidelines on vaccines given separately to prevent those infections remain unchanged. By Apoorva Mandavilli ...
AppleInsider

Apple adds new tools to help parents manage kids' device use and app access

Apple's latest parental control updates make it easier than ever for parents to keep kids' online experiences safe and age-appropriate. With this update, Apple has simplified the process of setting up ...
City & State New York

Here’s how NY plans to regulate kids’ use of social media

New York is inching closer to fully enacting a 2024 law meant to protect kids online by restricting their access to addictive algorithmic feeds and nighttime social media notifications. On Monday, ...
WFTV

Child Passenger Safety Month begins, stressing proper car seat use to protect children in crashes

ORLANDO, Fla. — September is National Child Passenger Safety Month, emphasizing the importance of correct car seat use to safeguard children during car accidents. Motor vehicle crashes remain a ...
CNET

FTC to AI Companies: Tell Us How You Protect Teens and Kids Who Use AI Companions

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...