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Tag Archives: children

  • Health / News (MGN)

    Study says TV may improve children’s behavior

    A new study says controlling what kids watch on TV can improve how children behave.

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    Airline launches kid-free ‘Quiet Zones

    Beginning this week, under-12s are banned from the first seven rows of economy class on some AirAsia X flights.

  • Health (MGN)

    Report says kids should limit eating tuna

    A new report from the Mercury Policy Project says kids should only eat light tuna once or twice a month to keep their mercury intake at a safe level.

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    Child traffic deaths down in Iowa

    Officials say Iowa’s roads were safer for children in 2011 than they were the previous year.

  • News donation can

    For kids, it’s better to give than receive

    As it turns out, children are naturally altruistic.

  • Health CNN

    How to shoulder a backpack

    Some medical experts are concerned about the weight that students shoulder from their backpacks.

  • Health / News children

    Study says Iowa children are healthier, happier and safer

    Results from a University of Iowa study say children in Iowa feel healthier, happier and safer than the national average.

  • News

    Kids’ art takes on recycling theme

    Recycling and art came together at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island, Illinois. Kids were encouraged to find…

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    Study: 6-year-old girls already want to be sexy

    A local college’s study finds girls as young as six already think of themselves as sex objects.

  • Health (MGN)

    Dental fillings linked to kids’ behavior problems

    New analysis shows non-metal dental fillings may contribute to behavioral problems in children.

  • Crime

    Children and teens charged in Muscatine burglaries

    Kids ranging in age from nine to 18 years old are facing multiple charges in connection with several burglaries in Muscatine, Iowa.

  • Entertainment

    Kids craft at botanical center butterfly garden

    Children crafted everything from caterpillars to cocoons to butterflies at the Quad City Botanical Center.