Category Archives: Parenting

Video Game ‘Addiction’ Tied to Depression, Anxiety in Kids (HealthDay)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by itchy tasty

MONDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) — Video game addiction among children and teens may lead to the development of psychological disorders such as depression, researchers say. The new study found that children who are more likely to become addicted to … Continue reading →

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Gasoline: a child’s drug of choice in Angola (AFP)

Posted on January 17, 2011 by itchy tasty

LUANDA (AFP) – An intoxicated boy shuffles along a teeming street in Luanda casually gulping vapours from a plastic bottle that contains gasoline, children’s drug of choice in Africa’s top oil-producing country. Earth’s “black gold” has fast-tracked Angola from the … Continue reading →

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Senegal turns to Islam to stop begging by child ‘disciples’ (AFP)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by itchy tasty

DAKAR (AFP) – Senegal is increasingly turning to Islamic texts and the powerful sway of religious leaders to prevent thousands of children being sent to beg by their Koranic teachers in the name of religion. The west African country has … Continue reading →

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