Kids’ Activities
Children and Youth
- A Brief History of Questionable Parenting Advice October 21, 2020Wine is good for children but bananas are bad, according to the Times archives.
- Depression in Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Childhood Asthma October 21, 2020Mothers who were psychologically distressed during pregnancy had a higher risk of asthma in their offspring.
- Apollo Board Will Review Leon Black’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein October 21, 2020Mr. Black, the chief executive and chairman of Apollo Global Management, asked independent board members to examine his relationship with the convicted sex offender.
- I Used a Sperm Donor. Should I Introduce My Daughter to Her Half Siblings? October 20, 2020The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to make your donor’s numerous offspring part of your child’s family — and more.
- Why Won’t My Child Sit Still? October 19, 2020You may have noticed that your at-home learners work in strange ways. If these quirky behaviors occur all the time, there could be underlying issues.
- How to Have a Safe and Still Spooky Halloween October 18, 2020Scavenger hunts, outdoor movie screenings and other ideas to have a safe holiday on Oct. 31.
- Trick or Treat: It’s Mom and Dad! October 17, 2020The world’s worst parents come back to haunt us, in Lois Lowry’s “The Willoughbys Return.”
- Invasion of the Memory Snatchers October 17, 2020In Kory Merritt’s “No Place for Monsters,” an invisible force is snatching kids in the night, erasing them not only from their beds but from everyone else’s memory.
- Netherlands to Allow Doctors to Help End Lives of Terminally Ill Children October 16, 2020Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said that “incurably ill” children ages 1 to 12 should be able to die with the help of a doctor.
- Retired French Surgeon Faces 312 Pedophilia and Abuse Charges October 16, 2020Prosecutors said the rapes and sexual assaults took place at several hospitals over three decades, and were documented in a diary. Most of the accusers were 15 or younger.