A new mobile banking startup called Step wants to help bring teenagers and other young adults into the cashless era. Today, cash is used less often, as more consumers shop… Read more »
Researchers say children who used screens more did worse in tests, but findings are disputed A study has linked high levels of screen time with delayed development in children, reigniting… Read more »
If there was any doubt about YouTube’s power to influence children, look no further than this year’s list of the hottest holiday toys, based on Google shopping search data. According… Read more »
Current, the app-controlled teen debit card that’s managed by parents, is starting to look more like a bank. Today, the startup announced it’s now adding support for routing and account… Read more »
Issues such as obesity are better handled in the home, says Amanda Spielman Parents must not “abdicate their responsibility” by expecting schools to solve all the major problems children face,… Read more »
SEEING the Northern Lights is up there on my bucket list with skydiving and seeing West Ham win the Prem – no matter how unlikely that last one might be…. Read more »
Call to speed up adoptions, as method of having children faces increasing competition A drop in the rate of children being adopted is partly caused by improvements in IVF, the… Read more »
Today’s kids are too young to remember Disney’s read-along books and records, which combined narration and sounds with physical books to make reading more entertaining. But they may have laid… Read more »