Topic: Children
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Why Recess Might Be the Most Important Part of School
Schools can create an environment where sharing and cooperation are the highest values, rather than winning.
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How to Make Your Town Into a Bike-to-School Mecca
A contest in Ohio gets 4,000 kids biking more than 52,000 miles, while keeping roughly 57,292 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air.
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New York City Has a Costumed Characters Problem
A Cookie Monster gone rogue may finally precipitate a crackdown in Times Square.
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Don't Worry About Kids and Touch Screens, Worry About the Parents
Smart phones can help manage the tedium of parenting. But they also isolate us from a lot of the joy.
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Should Pregnant Women Be Warned About the Health Risks of Driving?
The latest research suggests the answer is yes.
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'Humans of New York' Makes an International Brand's Screw Up Pay Off for City Kids
Clothing label DKNY used photographer Brandon Stanton's images without his permission, but this story has a happy ending.
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Videos
What We Lose When Kids Can't Play in Their Own Streets
A U.K. initiative paints a vivid picture of what can happen when families don't have to worry about passing cars.
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Why We Need More Research Into Cycling and Brain Science
Riding a bike may have special benefits that other exercise modes don’t, but we just don't know enough about it.
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Urban Wonk
The Link Between Kids Who Walk or Bike to School and Concentration
For too many American families, this is not a problem that's easily solved.
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Poverty Is Not Just a Problem for Single Parents
Half of poor parents raising kids under 18 are now married, a rate that has grown almost 50 percent since 2000.
