Japan Baby-Robot Teaches Parenting Skills

by Admin 10. March 2010 13:13
It giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a Japanese robot programmed to be as fickle as a real baby. The cuddly baby-bot looks unearthly with a pair of luminous blue eyes and oversized cheeks, but engine... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: Experts Urge Earlier Start to Teaching Science

by Admin 3. March 2010 12:54
The sand-and-water table in Barry Hoff’s classroom in the Southampton Head Start program on New York’s Long Island, used to be filled with sand on two sides. But water was restored to the table last month as 16 preschoolers stood around it, dipping and pouring water through t... [Continue Reading »]

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Chess Champ Offers Lesson for Students

by Admin 2. March 2010 12:08
Washington Math & Science Institute sixth-grader Brandon Kam can do something most adults have trouble with the first time -- moving a knight around an entire chess board. Kam impressed even 1989 U.S. women's chess champion and University of Texas at Dallas professor Alexey Root.... [Continue Reading »]

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Doctor Says Overtexting Teens May Need Time Out

by Admin 27. February 2010 13:49
It's the type of addiction that might seem harmless.  But if bad texting habits are left alone, they could affect your child's grades and even their future.  ABC2 News Joce Sterman has more on why teens need to take a texting time-out. You might be shocked to hear K... [Continue Reading »]

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Ethical Behavior Continues to Decline

by Admin 22. February 2010 13:40
My 12-year-old son hangs out with a group of very nice 12-year-old boys – many of whom falsified their age online so they could open a Facebook account. The boys all asked permission from their parents. What they didn’t tell Mom and Dad is that you’re supposed to ... [Continue Reading »]

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The Future of the Internet: Search Looks Bright

by Admin 22. February 2010 12:51
The Pew Internet & American Life Project recently undertook a massive task (for the fourth time): predicting the future of the internet. They surveyed hundreds of technology experts, who not unsurprisingly, had varied opinions about what the future might hold. Of course, it’s high... [Continue Reading »]

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Tech-Savvy 'iGeneration' Kids Multi-Task, Connect

by Admin 10. February 2010 13:06
Move over, Millennials. You're not the younger generation anymore. For the past decade, you were the ones to watch. But now, as the eldest among you are fast approaching 30, there's a new group just begging for some attention. They're still kids, and although there's a lot ... [Continue Reading »]

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Why Short Message Plays Go a Long Way

by Admin 8. February 2010 12:23
Here come the Digikids, the Net Generation with their intimate knowledge of electronic communications and, especially, the ubiquitous mobile phone and its SMS or short message service. Australians are expected to send 20 billion mobile phone text messages this year, most composed by s... [Continue Reading »]

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Play Habits, Brain Development Studied

by Admin 6. February 2010 12:24
Modern parents will do almost anything to boost their children's brain development -- from buying educational videos to enrolling their tots in foreign language classes. But putting kids on the right track may be much simpler than parents realize. A new study has found that the way... [Continue Reading »]

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Make your Kid the Next Warren Buffett

by Admin 5. February 2010 14:10
If you want to kickstart your kids' interest in investing, quietly parking some money in the market on their behalf just won't do the trick. Fortunately, there are lots of easy ways to help your kids learn about the stock market. Most kids are interested in money -- namely, how the... [Continue Reading »]

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