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Children Ring In The New Year A Little Early At The Please Touch Museum

For parents, the annual New Year’s Eve celebration is a great way to give the little ones the experience of ringing in the New Year without having a tired child the next day.

2012/12/31

Fat Philly No More?

A recent report seems to demonstrate that citywide efforts in Philadelphia against childhood obesity are working.

2012/12/12

Authorities: Pa. Couple Used Kids To Peddle Drugs

Lawrence and Stacey Wholaver are behind bars on drug and child-endangerment charges for allegedly using Stacey Wholever’s children as couriers for drug deals.

2012/11/21

Brotherly Love: Little Angels Foundation

In Eddystone, a trio of brothers is asking the community to step up and help others, especially sick kids.

2012/10/16

Camden County Man Charged With Having Sexual Contact With Children

William Gonzalez is accused of exposing himself at his home to two female children under the age of 16 on several occasions over the past few months.

2012/10/16

School Permission Slip Waiver

Do those permission slips you sign to allow a school to take your child on a field trip mean you can’t sue the school when something goes wrong?

2012/10/04

Lawyer: Bad Medicine Led Family To Strip Naked Outside Upper Darby High

The attorney for a woman who stripped naked with three of her children outside a suburban Philadelphia high school says an adverse medical reaction triggered the psychotic episode.

2012/10/03

CDC Study Finds Children Eating Too Much Salt, At Risk Of High Blood Pressure

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added to the relatively scarce information about how much salt American kids eat — and it’s too much.

2012/09/17

Top Fall Sports Leagues For Kids In Philly

Come September, along with ringing school bells, kid-friendly sports leagues in the Philadelphia area will be rolling out their fall season offerings for kids of all ages.

2012/08/31

Police, DA To Decide Whether To Press Charges Against Home Invasion Suspects, Ages 9-10

Police have one child in custody, and they’re looking for two others, after a violent home-invasion in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia.

2012/08/07

Now You Can ‘Unbaby’ Your Facebook Newsfeed

Sick of proud parents inundating your Facebook newsfeed with photos of their infants? There’s an app for that. No, really.

2012/08/06

More Couples Putting Off Parenthood

New birth numbers suggest more couples are waiting till later in life to have children.

2012/07/26

NJ Campers, 2 and 7, Killed By Tree During Storm

Police say two young cousins camping with their families have been killed in New Jersey after a tree fell on their tent during a summer storm.

2012/06/30

(Singles got together at Philabundance's Hunger Relief Center to pack boxes of food for needy seniors. credit: Tim Jimenez)

Summer Food Service To Help Feed Children

Mayor Nutter says that last year the program handed out about 2.8 million meals to about 90,000 young people, and estimates that about 40,000 more were eligible but un-served.

2012/06/23