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Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer games and surf the net more than their peers who don't.
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Children with TV in their room sleep less |
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Across America, college counseling centers are strained by rising numbers of mentally ill students and surging demand for mental health services
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Mental Illness Strains School Counselors |
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Across America, college counseling centers are strained by rising numbers of mentally ill students and surging demand for mental health services
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Mental Illness Strains School Counselors |
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Believing in yourself may be good for the soul, but it can also be good for the bank account, according to a new University of Florida study that finds self-confidence can translate into earning hundreds of thousands of dollars more over a lifetime.
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Self esteem when young can lead to succesful adulthood |
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Volunteer work gives poor teenagers a boost in confidence that can propel them to college, but other teens are more likely volunteers, a federal study finds.
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Study: Volunteering Boosts Poor Teens |
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Teaching children from a young age to eat a low-fat diet can be effective - even as they reach their teens and begin eating more meals away from home, according to a new study.
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Study: Early Diet Advice for Kids Sticks |
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More parents are beginning to buckle up their young children in car booster seats, the government reported Friday.
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Booster seat usage on the rise. |
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Obese elementary schoolchildren miss a couple more school days on average than their normal-weight classmates, according to a study that says being fat is a better predictor for absenteeism than any other factor.
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Overweight children absent more frequently |
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Tooth decay in young children's baby teeth is on the rise, a worrying trend that signals the preschool crowd is eating too much sugar, according to the largest government study of the nation's dental health in more than 25 years.
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Tooth Decay Is on the Rise for Kids |
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The Early Intervention Network has launched an online public service announcement campaign that allows Internet users worldwide to play a role in raising awareness of autism's earliest warning signs during national Autism Awareness month in April.
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First-Ever Internet Autism PSA Aims to Unite Online Users |
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A gold star rating system aimed at helping food shoppers make healthier choices seems to have some influence - meaning more Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran and Honey Nut Clusters in shopping carts.
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Gold Star rating for food helps moms when shopping. |
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Teenagers say drug problems at school are getting worse, and parents express doubts about ever making such schools drug free, a new study says.
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Study: Teen Drug Use at Schools Worsens |
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Nestled in the lush trees of suburban Atlanta's Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve sits the foundation of a school that is being built with partly recycled materials.
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Schools turn eco-friendly |
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Millions of children eat in school cafeterias that don't get the twice-yearly health inspections required by Congress to help prevent food poisoning.
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Food cafeterias go without inspections. |
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Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys - including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters - because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.
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Fisher Price recalls 1,000,000 toys |
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Eleven of the nation's biggest food and drink companies will adopt new rules to limit advertising to children under the age of 12, a move that restricts ads for products such as McDonald's Happy Meals and the use of popular cartoon characters.
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11 Food, Drink Firms Restrict Child Ads |
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Far too many kids are fat by preschool, and Hispanic youngsters are most at risk, says new research that's among the first to focus on children growing up in poverty.
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Too many kids overweight by pre-school |
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So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer to sound something like this: Sex, drugs, a little rock 'n' roll. Maybe some cash, or at least the car keys.
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Poll: Family Ties Key to Youth Happiness |
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