Addicted to the Internet.  Many people will sit hours on top of hours before a computer screen surfing the web; instant messaging; downloading music; software, videos; visiting chat rooms; playing games; and the list goes on. (Jamaica)

MANY children have a sweet tooth and will go to all lengths to satisfy their cravings. Even when they are warned of the dangers of eating too many sweets, they will find ways and means of having it, especially the older kids who have started school. (Jamaica)

While the proposed budget from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is receiving attention for increasing funding for programs to help the poor, one local official is charging that the most important program for Ohio's poor children was left behind in the budget.(United States)

About weights and children.  It has long been established that weight training is not advised for children, as it could interfere with proper bone and muscle growth and development. The extra stress on the growing tissues was thought to cause irregular growth patterns. (Canada)

Nine states have come together for the first time to develop a common high school math test, a move described by some as a step toward national educational standards. (United States)

Children who eat lots of grapes, oranges and tomatoes are less likely to have hay fever, researchers wrote, suggesting a Mediterranean diet may have health benefits for youngsters as well as adults. (Bermuda)

One of the most important international child rights organizations is based in a nondescript building tucked into the back corner of a West Chicago office park. (United States)

House: Illegal immigrant children should be eligible for KidCare. Debate over a bill to revamp the state's subsidized health insurance program for children flared Wednesday over whether it should be available to the children of illegal immigrants. (United States)

Children Face Delays In Mental Health Care. Massachusetts' mental health system for children is clogged with some of its worst backups in years, leading to long emergency room waits and a record number of "stuck kids" who are deemed well enough to leave hospital units but have nowhere to go. (United States)

Mrs. Robinson-Hall told Outlook that it is difficult to gauge the level of child abuse in Jamaica. She said, however, that there has been a steady number of cases coming in to CAMP Bustamante since it opened its doors three years ago. Rose Robinson-Hall, a social worker, is project coordinator with the CAMP (Child Abuse Mitigation Project) Bustamante which is based at the Bustamante Children's Hospital in St. Andrew. (Jamaica)

For some reason, children react more quickly to the discipline of dad, and so mothers have turned to this parent as the family disciplinarian.  (Jamaica)

Nutrition standards urged for foods sold in school. Millions of children soon could be saying goodbye to regular colas, candy and salty snacks during school hours.Concerned about the rise of obesity in young people, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to develop a set of standards for foods that would be available in schools. (United States)