children
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A Remote Control Brake That Stops A Kid’s Bike In Its Path
Mastering balancing is only half the challenge of learning to ride a bike. Knowing how and when to apply the brakes is the other half. And like a driver’s ed car that features an extra set of pedals for the front passenger, the MiniBrake gives parents a wireless remote control for the brake on their…
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Photographs Switch The Role Of Parent And Child By Changing Clothes
Mum, you look ridiculous. Son, what the hell are you wearing? These type of conversations go on in every household everywhere. In a generational tug of war between style and comfort it seems like parents and children are on opposite sides. But what if they changed places? What if parents wore the outfits of their…
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Should We Really Be Tracking Our Children Like Wildlife?
Many New Yorkers are still mourning the news that the body of Avonte Oquendo, a non-verbal autistic boy, was found on the banks of the East River. To meet — and partially assuage — the grief, US Senator Charles Schumer has an idea: let’s put tracking chips on autistic children.
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Five-Year-Old Crying Because NASA’s Website Is Shut Down Is So Sad
Well, this is just horrible. Summing up how sane people feel about the US government shutdown, a five-year-old boy is in tears because NASA’s official website no longer works. Squabble all you want, but don’t rob kids of their space game dreams!