have already tasted glory at the Kids' Choice Awards – last year they won for Favorite Music Group – but this year they're setting their sights even higher: to be on the receiving end of a bucket of slime.
The New Jersey boys are set to perform at the event in Los Angeles March 28 and will again compete in the Favorite Music Group category. They'll also participate in a contest called Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Jonas Jam Sweepstakes. Continue reading »
The lingering snow on Saturday did not stop Big Brothers Big Sisters, along with their Little Brothers Little Sisters, from going to the Alden of Waterford assisted-living community and joining its residents in a Nintendo Wii bowling fundraiser.
Big Bothers Big Sisters of Southern Kane and Kendall Counties will host several bowling parties for its 27th annual Bowl For Kids' Sake fundraising effort in February and March. The goal is to raise $240,000, Continue reading »
MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are allowed to watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke, say researchers who analyzed data from a four-year study of more than 1,200 Massachusetts youngsters.
"We don't know why this is so. It may have to do with a parenting style that is permissive of activities that are not age-appropriate. Or it may be an outcome of all the smoking scenes in R-rated movies," lead author Chyke Doubeni and colleagues Continue reading »
Restaurant partner Hank Clark of Marlow’s Tavern isn’t surprised when he overhears kids asking a server, “What is the amuse bouche today?” The rise of celebrity chefs and cooking shows on TV has exposed more children to the world of cuisine.
“Kids understand more than ever and they’re watching dishes come together in high def,” Clark said. “Of course there are still plenty of chicken-tenders-only kids. Continue reading »
MERIDIAN -- A Meridian family lost several pets in a fire Monday night, but fire officials say it could have been much worse.
The homeowner on Becky Drive told firefighters he was out back tending to his horses around 5 p.m. when he heard an explosion. When he turned around he saw his home on fire. His two kids were inside.
"There were a couple of children in the home at the time of the fire,” Meridian Fire Deputy Chief Joe Silva said. “He Continue reading »
Posted: Feb. 24, 2009
There's no surprise that the big winner for the Academy Awards was "Slumdog Millionaire."
Poor children trapped in poverty - that's always a tear-jerker.
"Slumdog Millionaire" was the darling of Sunday night's Academy Awards, earning eight top awards including best picture and validating the opinion of many moviegoers like me who thought it was this year's most satisfying commercial film.
If you haven't seen it yet, Continue reading »
Here’s the problem: Every year, more than 11,300 Georgia kids become daily smokers, and nearly one-third of them will die a premature death because of it.
Here’s the solution: Pass the buck. As the Georgia Legislature considers ways to reduce health care costs and teenage smoking rates, one of its top priorities should be approving a $1 per pack increase in the state tobacco tax. House Bill 39 would dramatically improve the health of Continue reading »
mother Grace Bjarnson was reunited with her young son and daughter in Pennsylvania Friday, it marked the end of a heart-wrenching
.
"I love you sweetheart. I'm sorry I'm crying. It's so good to see you," an emotional Bjarnson said to 4-year-old Daniel and 3-year-old Noel.
Bjarnson's saga began July 18, when her soon-to-be ex-husband, Dwayne Frederick Brown, failed to return the children after a scheduled visit. Bjarnson, who believes her estranged Continue reading »
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah ( ABC 4 NEWS)-4-year-old Daniel Brown is busy trying to identify the plastic vegetables he's playing with. His mother Grace Bjarnson is happy to have Daniel and his sister Noel back in their Millcreek home. Although the little two year old didn't quite recognize her mom during a reunion this weekend in Pennsylvania.
Bjarnson had been looking for her children since July 18, 2008 when police say their father took them on a weekend Continue reading »
What schoolchildren learn through the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program can be read in their facial expressions.
They learn that experiencing heart disease is devastating.
Recalling his grandfather’s 2008 heart attack, Nate Beachler, a fifth-grader at Franklin Elementary School in Moline, still appeared stricken by the experience.
“It happened last year. We don’t know how it happened,” he Continue reading »