As of April 1, 2014, the USA Swimming Foundation has found that 199 drownings have been reported in the U.S. alone, 46 of which were children…
“Culture Queen” Jessica Smith joined Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel to discuss Black History Month and shared how parents can teach their children…
Enrollment in Pop Warner football, the country’s biggest youth football program, has fallen. The league has lost more than 23,000 players since 2010. One factor in…
Staten Island police have arrested a man who inadvertently shot a 2-year-old baby after firing on and missing her father and uncle. Damark King, 19, is charged with assault, weapons possession, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment. King hit 2-year-old Samyah Bailey with a stray bullet outside her Staten Island home on Wednesday. With […]
 Researchers from the University of Virginia showed 60 4-year olds a 9-minute chunk of what they call an “animated kitchen sponge” cartoon. The experts then tested the children’s memory and thinking skills and compared their scores to other youngsters, who had watched a slow-paced educational cartoon or drew pictures with crayons and markers.
According to researchers at Northwestern University, race and ancestry make Black children twice as likely than white children to be allergic to certain foods like eggs, peanuts and milk. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that about 38 percent of Black children had food sensitivities compared to 22 percent of children. “When the researchers […]
Severe skin infections are increasing among children and becoming one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, a new study finds.
VIA:Â cdc.gov As a parent, the things you do and say have a tremendous influence on your child’s behavior. Encourage your child to live a healthy lifestyle by talking the talk and walking the walk. Don’t know where to start? Here are a few ideas. Eat Right There are many ways to assure that you […]
