U.S. scientists have conducted a study in Romanian orphanages and found a striking fact: the adverse environment and unhappy childhood shorten telomeres. Telomeres are terminal parts of chromosomes that regulate cell aging. That is, abandoned children will get older faster and will live less... Full story

Seeking to break fresh grounds, the UK’s Make Me Fabulous dance studio in Northampton offers a range of activities outside dancing – like meditation, Zumba or pole dancing. The Daily Mail reported on their latest innovative idea to call in pre-teen and teen children for their share of pole dancing in a class named “Little Spinners.” Full story

Nobody is going to know until the very last minute whether it is a girl or a boy, says Tori Spelling about her third baby. Full story

Dads are getting out of touch with their families as their work keeps them away from home for longer time, point out the researchers that conducted a poll commissioned by betterbathrooms.com. Full story

American scientists have discovered that one of the factors that encourages the increased appetite and the appearance of excess weight among girls is the availability of television in their room. Full story

Children of low height who eat enough vegetables of orange color begin to grow several times faster than their peers. Full story

It has recently become known that one of the most famous couples - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - have begun to attend trainings in Thai boxing. Moreover, not only the actors themselves, but their six children as well, go to classes. Full story

A group of scientists from the New York University have examined the concentration of lead in a variety of household appliances. As the investigation organizers say, many of these items often come into the hands of small children. And a child's body perceives the exposure to lead very negatively. Full story

The mother of two children from California (USA) has submitted a lawsuit against McDonald's. Monet Parham blames the fast food industry giant of the incorrect use of toys included into the Happy Meal and regards it to be an advertising campaign that violates the rights of consumers. Full story

The children, whose mothers were eating improperly during pregnancy, are more inclined to corpulence. Such conclusion has been made by an international group of scientists led by Keith Godfrey of the University of Southampton (UK). Full story

As a result of a ten-year study, the scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Research in Los Angeles have found that tertiary smoking is even more dangerous to an unborn child than passive smoking after birth since it leads to prenatal disturbances in the development of lungs. Full story

Healthy lifestyle is the trend of our time. One has already begun to promote this practice among England’s youngest citizens. Thus, one of London’s kindergartens began to conduct experimental yoga classes for kids. Full story

As part of the British national movement against overweight and obesity, a team from the University of Reading conducted a study of how and in what quantity various categories of the population consume fresh fruits and vegetables, which are a necessary component of a balanced diet. Full story

Tori Spelling admitted in an interview with UsMagazine last year that she wanted to combine being “stay-at-home mom” and reaching out as far as she can get career-wise. Right now she is very much into the former, being pregnant for the third time. Full story

No, at least not so soon, answers Nicole Richie, trying to slap down irresponsible blogging rumors with a statement delivered to UsMagazine on Friday. Full story

The doctors at University College London have discovered that premature babies feel pain much more acutely than the infants who are born on time. Judging by these data, the doctors claim that different children require different methods of treatment and care. Full story

It turns out that the relationship between the mother and her child remains strong even long after the birth and the end of lactation. If the mother suffers from depression, the child feels unwell too. Full story

Teenagers who have a strict and authoritative parent of the opposite sex are less likely to face the risk of alcohol problems. That was an unexpected result of the research conducted by the psychologists from the University of Baylor (USA). Full story

Judging by the latest online hit video that shows two 17-month boys deep in an earnest conversation, expectant parents may very soon have to learn baby language as a necessary part of their preparation program. Full story

Kevin Federline is going to be the father of five before he turns 34! Full story

Dutch scientists have come to a curious conclusion: girls’ appetite turns out to depend on what dolls they play with. Full story

"Harmless" Group A streptococcal infection is killing pregnant women. Doctors are concerned that a growing number of women die during pregnancy or shortly after the birth of a baby from a seemingly innocuous infection. Full story

The new statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) puts the expert pediatricians’ organization in strong opposition to tanning salons and devices being used by children and teenagers. The reason behind the ban is the threat such devices pose to children’s skin health. Full story

Late on Tuesday the Sheen-Mueller children were taken away from their father’s home by the police after half a week’s stay. Full story

Jean-Paul Gaultier, who had already showed consideration for youngsters with his Junior Gaultier line, moved on in the same direction by creating babywear clothing intended for children for their first two years. The first items are unveiled as the Gaultier Bebe collection. They will soon be followed up with bodysuits, denim pieces and tulle skits in Gaultier signature colors of blue, red and white. Full story