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Germany bans children’s smartwatches over safety concerns

AGermanregulatoristellingparentstodestroytheirchildren’ssmartwatches,normallydesignedfor5-to-12-year-olds,forsafetyreasons.TelecomsregulatorFederalNetworkAgency

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The untraditional relationship between parents and children

ByAPDWriterHeWeiLastyear,alittlegirldressedlikethefacelessman,afamouscartooncharacterfromSpiritedAwaywentviralonthenet.Theadorablelittlegirlwearingacreepycostum

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Story of “Scramble eggs with tomato” triggers heated debate in China

ByAPDwriterZengXinlanAvideoonlearningcookingiswidelycirculatedontheinternetrecently.IttellsastoryaboutaChineseteenagersurnamedYangwhojustbeginshisstudiesintheU.

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

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

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China intensifies efforts to promote family education

AclasstutoratBeijing'sYimeiPrimarySchool,ZhaoLinhasvisitedall36students'homesatweekendsandsummerholidayssince2014todiscusstheirstudywithparents.Zhaoofferspracti

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Mark Zuckerberg savaged by 'South Park'

MarkZuckerberghasbecomesomethingofatargetlately.Whichisoddforsomeonewhorunsasocialnetworkthathassomuchinfluenceandseemsreluctanttotakeresponsibilityforthingstha

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China's Deqing county sets a high standard

Inthepast20years,DeqingcountyinEastChina'sZhejiangprovincehasseen55villagersusetheirownmoneytosetawardsforrolemodels.AforumjointlyheldbyXinhuaNewsAgencyandtheDe

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Authorities try to abate Blue Whale menace in India

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Back to school in China means big spending for parents

ForstudentsinChina,thisisthefirstfullweekbackatschool.It’salsoabusytimeforparents.Preparingforanewsemestermeansshellingoutbigmoneyforschoolsupplieslikeelectroni

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Study: Home literacy activities build more than reading, writing abiliti

Anewstudyshowsthathomeliteracyactivitieshelpchildrenbuildlong-termstudyandexecutivefunctionskills,thusprovidingthemwithtoolsforlifetimesuccess.Tocollectarangeof

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Survey: Most US families have no plan for college bills in advance

Nearly nine in ten US families always knew their child would go to college, but fewer than four in ten families ever created a plan for how to pay the bills, according to How America Pays for College 2017 report.

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How do the 'left-behind children' spend their summer vacation?

AnewreportrevealedthatnearlyathirdofstudentslivinginruralChinahavebeencategorizedas“left-behindchildren,”orchildrenundertheageof16whosemigrantworkerparentshavel

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UK judge to decide whether baby Charlie Gard can go home to die

ABritishjudgewillruleonWednesdayonwhereterminallyillbabyCharlieGardwillspendhislastmomentsbeforehislifesupportsystemisswitchedoff,unlessalast-ditchattemptbyhisp

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Smartphones threaten to power down family relationships

Increased smartphone usage is starting to endanger family relationships. A survey found that the average American parents would rather spend some eight hours a day on their phones than talking with their kids.

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Smartphones threaten to power down family relationships

Increasedsmartphoneusageisstartingtoendangerfamilyrelationships.AsurveyfoundthattheaverageAmericanparentswouldratherspendsomeeighthoursadayontheirphonesthantalk

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Chinese cities ban toy ‘toothpick crossbows’ amid safety concerns

Powerfulmini-crossbowsthatshoottoothpicksarethenewmust-haveaccessoryforschoolchildrenacrossChina.However,itseemsthenewtoyhasbeencaughtinthecrosshairsofconcerned

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'I do...but not yet': Generations clash over late marriage in China

Whathappenswhenyouareyoung,singleandcarefreebutyourparentsthinkyou'rethrowingyourlifeaway?TheclashbetweengenerationshasbeenintensifyinginChinaasgrowingnumbersof