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Reading Bedtime stories to your children at a young age improves their vocabulary: Reading bedtime stories such as Narnia or Lord of the Rings to your children at a young age can significantly improve their vocabulary...
[12/19/2010] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Reading Bedtime Stories, Young Age, Improves Vocabulary, Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Vocabulary, Spelling Abilities, Preschool Years, Written Spelling
Eating dirt could actually make your child smarter: Here’s some good news for parents who constantly worry about their kids’ hygiene after they spend time in play ground eating dirt...
[12/19/2010] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Eating Dirt, Smarter, Kids Hygiene, Play Ground, Soil Borne Bacteria, Dirt Bacteria, Mycobacterium Vaccae, Cotton Wool Kids, Helicopter Parents, Levels of Serotonin, Published in Current Issue, Kidsafe NSWs Playgrounds Newsletter
Girl crippled from salmonella poisoning after eating Chicken Twister from KFC: A healthy seven-year-old girl was crippled and brain damaged from salmonella poisoning after eating a Chicken Twister from...
[8/3/2009] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Girl Crippled, Salmonella Poisoning, Eating, Chicken Twister, KFC, Chicken Twister from Kentucky Fried Chicken, Monika Samaan, Acquired Spastic Quadriplegia, Acquired Profound Intellectual Disability, Liver Dysfunction, Tony Bartley, New South Wales Supreme Court, KFC Outlet at Villawood Store, Burger Station
5-yr-old who is allergic to all types of food: Oz kid Kaleb Bussenschutt has became one of the most difficult mysteries doctors have ever had to solve. The 5-year-old boy is suffering...
[8/1/2009] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: 5 Yr Old, Allergic, All Types of Food, Allergic to Food, Food Allergy, Head of Clinical Sciences, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Kaleb Bussenschutt, Lemonade, Melissa Bussenschutt, Stomach with Ulcers, Severe Malabsorption, Share Pencils with Friends, Allergy Expert Professor Peter Sly
World's worst hotel, hit with travellers: Owing to a rather ironical ad campaign, an Amsterdam hotel, which claimed to be the worst hotel in the world, has become...
[6/25/2009] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Worlds Worst Hotel, Travellers, Ad Campaign, Amsterdam, Worst Hotel in World, Advertising Agency, KesselsKramer, Hans Brinker Budget Hotel, Hotel in Dog Poo, Low Season, Dave Bell, Creative Director, Helping Planet
Burglar who bites through steel bars: Chinese cops were left stunned after they caught a burglar who could break-in through caged windows by simply biting steel bars...
[6/21/2009] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Burglar, Bites, Steel Bars, Caged Windows, Biting Steel Bars, Detectives, Nanjimen, Chongqing, Series of Break Ins, Tooth Prints, Xiong, Patrolling Officers
Clever doctor makes hole in boy's head with household drill: A clever doctor saved the life of an Australian boy by using a household drill to make a hole in his head. Nicholas Rossi fell off his bike...
[5/21/2009] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Clever Doctor, Makes Hole, Boys Head, Household Drill, Crucial Hole, Nicholas Rossi, Dr Rob Carson, Hospital Maintenance Room, Thirteenth Birthday, Bike
Preschoolers want less fat and more muscle: Young children are picking up a potentially dangerous message that fat is bad and muscle is good before they have even started school, a study...
[9/16/2008] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Preschoolers, Less Fat, More Muscle, Australian Preschoolers, Weight Conscious, Perfect Body Ideals, Eating Disorders, Boys and Girls, Teachers Of Preschoolers, Melbourne Researchers, Marita Mccabe, Psychology, Deakin University, Kindergartens, Adolescent Australians
5-year-old goes on 133k dollars shopping spree: After finding a fortune in his dad's safe, a five-year-old went on a 133,000 dollars shopping spree. Little Djodja Markovic took his...
[9/15/2008] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: 5-Year-Old, Shopping Spree, Safe, Djodja Markovic, Friends, Shopping Mall, Slobodan Markovic, Serbian Businessman, Money, Shopping Bags, Belgrade Police, Djodja Markovics Spending Spree
Largest giant squid got tangled in fishermen's nets: Largest giant squid caught off the coast of Western Australia. The huge sea creature, which has 12m-long tentacles and weighs...
[8/4/2008] Melbourne , Australia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Largest Giant Squid, Tangled, Fishermens Nets, Coast of Western Australia, Huge Sea Creature, 12M-Long Tentacles, Rarely Spotted Species, Giant Squid, Three Hearts, Public Dissection, Creatures