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Disneyland debuts Fantasy Faire princess park

What do you call a gathering of princesses? A pack? What do you call a gathering of princesses? A pack? A gaggle? A bevy? We don’t know, either, but travelers heading to Disneyland may find themselves pondering that question when the theme park’s newest attraction, Fantasy Faire, opens on Tuesday, March 12. With the likes of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Belle from “Beauty and the Beast” on hand to meet and greet little visitors, it promises to be a regular princess-palooza.

 

Attention deficit disorder often lasts past childhood, study says

ADHD - LA Times

Researchers find a majority of children with ADHD have continued symptoms, or symptoms of another psychiatric disorder, in adulthood. Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder frequently persists into adulthood, bringing heightened risks of additional psychiatric issues and nearly five times the risk of suicide, according to a 20-year study that followed children diagnosed with the disorder.

 

First Breast Milk Depot In Florida Opens At Miami's The Gathering Place

Breast Milk

Thanks to mothers with too little supply and mothers with too much, the first breast milk depot recently opening in Florida, reports CBS Miami. The Gathering Place, a maternity center in Miami's Biscayne Corridor, started officially accepting breast milk donations as of February 19.

 

Sutter: Pre-K work? Ask old people

John Sutter says studies show kids who had preschool fare better on many fronts than kids who did not. Congress should support Obama's push for preschool for all kids.

 

M. Obama, Big Bird call on kids to stay active

The two have filmed public service announcements encouraging kids to eat healthy and stay active.

 

Man accused of slapping crying boy on flight turns himself in

Joe Rickey Hundley

An Idaho man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta Air Lines flight turned himself in to authorities Tuesday. Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, surrendered in that state, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta. He was charged with assaulting a minor, stemming from a February 8 incident aboard the Delta flight to Atlanta.

 

Educational TV tied to fewer behavior problems

Super Why!

Upping the educational value of what young kids watch on television may help improve their behavior, a new study suggests.

 

Net goes nuts over dad's $200 'Facebook Deactivation' offer to daughter

Facebook Contract

A contract to stay off Facebook until the end of the school year isn’t the first pact Paul Baier made with his 14-year-old daughter, but it's his first parenting decision to go viral.

 

Video: Girl, 9, gives birth in Mexico

9 yr-old Gives Birth

Police in Mexico are searching for the baby's teen father.

 

Kids are three clicks away from adult content on YouTube, study says

A child watching videos on YouTube is an average of three clicks away from potentially disturbing adult content, according to a recent study released by British digital security firm Kaspersky Lab.

 

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