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After Olympics, locals zip into speedskating

Theroadtospeedskatinggloryinthe2022WinterOlympicsinBeijingstartsinplacesliketheRoyalOak-basedWolverineSportsClub.It’sanichesport,withonlyabout3,000participantsn

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Facebook launches parent-controlled messenger app for kids

Facebookislaunchingamessagingappforchildrentochatwiththeirparentsandwithfriendsapprovedbytheirparents.Thefreeappisaimedatkidsunder13,whocan’tyethavetheirownacco

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Teens react to giving up social media for a week

Agroupofteenagerstookpartinanexperimentbygivingupsocialmedia,onlinegames,streamingvideoandtextingforanentireweek.AfterparticipatinginSheKnowsMedia'sHatch#Digita

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Kids, screens and parental guilt: Time to loosen up?

Parentsofsmallchildrenhavelongbeenhearingabouttheperilsof"screentime."Andwithmorescreens,andnewtechnologiessuchasAmazon’sEchospeaker,themessageisgettinglouder.A

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Robotic exoskeletons improve mobility for kids with cerebral palsy

Kidswithcerebralpalsy(CP)canhavelimitedmovement(andthereforeindependence)throughouttheirlives.Someofthemwhoexperiencetherelatedsetofneurologicalandmovementdisor

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Promotional videos with African kids sparking heat debate in China

Controversial promotional videos and photos featuring African children holding ad signs went viral on Chinese social media.

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Promotional videos with African kids sparking heat debate in China

ControversialpromotionalvideosandphotosfeaturingAfricanchildrenholdingadsignswentviralonChinesesocialmedia.FilmedmostlybyChineseinAfrica,theseadvertisementswere

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7 ways parents can get their kids excited about writing

Whetheryou’rewritinganemailoranovel,it’svitalthesedaystounderstandthecraftoftellingastoryandtellingitwell.Forkids,writingwellhelpsnotonlyatschoolbutwithmanyoff-

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David Beckham defends kissing daughter Harper, 5, on the lips

David Beckham has defended kissing his daughter Harper on the lips – after a photo of the pair sparked a debate about boundaries in parenting.

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How to vacation with another family - and still come back friends

Shouldyougoonafamilyvacationwithfriends?That’satrickyquestion.Ofcourse,everyonesetsofftravelingwiththebestofintentions,buthowdoyoumakesureyouallhavearelaxingand

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David Beckham defends kissing daughter Harper, 5, on the lips

DavidBeckhamhasdefendedkissinghisdaughterHarperonthelips–afteraphotoofthepairsparkedadebateaboutboundariesinparenting.Theveteranfootballstarpostedaphotographofh

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Can Google teach kids not to troll?

Kidsarecreativewhenitcomestobeingcruelonline.OnInstagram,they'llpostagroupphotofromapartyandtagsomeonewhowasn'tinvitedtomakethemfeelbad.Theyusemusicsharingappst

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6 ways to recover from parental burnout

Ifthephrase“parentalburnout”fillsyouwithasenseofrecognition,anxietyorjustplaindread,pullupachair.It’sarealphenomenonthat,whiledistinctfrompostpartumdepressionor

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Why U.S. babies are more social than other kids

Babies born in the United States are more social and impulsive than those from some other countries, a new study has found. They’re also, according to their moms, more likely to enjoy highly stimulating activities, less likely to be unhappy or angry and are easier to comfort when they do get upset.

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Hey TV! Leave those kids alone!

​Since the reality show "Dad! Where Are We Going?" hit Chinese TV screens in 2013, more programs featuring the offspring of celebrities have followed, catapulting these kids to fame overnight.

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Foreign man suspected of child abuse 'missing'

Beijing police have started looking into the case in which a foreign man and the ten Chinese children he adopted have gone missing, Beijing Morning Post reported Friday.

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Chinese parents passionate for kids' early English learning

For the second time, Beijing citizen Jiang Hai took her 4-year-old son to the annual Beijing Foreign Language Festival, hoping the environment get her son interested in the language.