WASHINGTON -- It would be reasonable to assume that Helena Bundy sat down to draw her stunning portrait of Woodrow Wilson with his vast legacy in mind: his creation of the Federal Reserve system, his backbone during World War I, his seminal "Fourteen Points" speech to Congress in 1918.
Actually, she was just looking for a president without facial hair.
The California 10-year-old's pastel and charcoal portrait of the 28th president edged out thousands Continue reading »
give their six kids for Christmas? Something preferably handmade, says Pitt.
"We do exchange gifts, although we don't feel any pressure to make them big or expensive gifts," the 44-year-old actor tells
Hello!
magazine.
"The kids don't ask for the big gifts for the reason that they don't see a lot of the American cartoon television, which is packed with all those manipulative commercials," he said.
He also has the kids make their own gifts: Continue reading »
In December, a child walking through a shopping mall is
like a hunger-striker swimming through warm, savory gravy.
It's equal parts temptation and torture.
Eyes bulging and jaws agape, kids stagger past the lights
and trains and dolls and games. Add in a few minutes on
Santa's lap and the sugar from a candy cane, and
you're dangerously close to hyperventilation.
The holiday season is a green and red and gold universe of
presents, treats and Continue reading »
More than 500 parents responded to the site's poll on how their kids
access the Internet. Most parents, (77%) reported having a conversation with
their children about online safety, but a significant number (75%) reported
that their child accesses the Internet without supervision. Responses were
gathered from current Glubble users and visitors to HighlightsParents.com, a
web site of Highlights for Children that provides family activities and Continue reading »
I've written more than a few stories on how Americans are by and large lacking in Vitamin D, but wow, was I unprepared for what I heard when I asked Frank Greer how many babies get enough Vitamin D: "If it's 30 percent, I'd be surprised."
Greer should know; he leads the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on nutrition, which just doubled its recommendation for daily Vitamin D intake in children from 200 to 400 IU a day. The docs were concerned Continue reading »