Hacker News with Generative AI: Children

The psychology behind why children are hooked on Minecraft (bbc.com)
Minecraft is the world's best-selling computer game and soon to be a Hollywood film. This is why children can't get enough of it.
Psychology, Gaming, Children, Minecraft
11 points by andsoitis 2 days ago | 10 comments
Decline of cash credited for drop in surgery for children swallowing objects (theguardian.com)
Cashless societies may be a sad fact of modern life for those with a nostalgic attachment to the pound in their pocket, but doctors have discovered one unexpected benefit of the decline of coins.
Health, Society, Finance, Children
85 points by geox 5 days ago | 61 comments
Child complains of 'monster' under bed. Babysitter comes face-to-face with man (cnn.com)
Crime, Children, Parenting, Security
8 points by LinuxBender 6 days ago | 0 comments
Claim for a missing tooth (matteason.co.uk)
Use this service to claim financial reimbursement for a tooth which has been lost and cannot be collected by the Tooth Fairy - for example, teeth which have been:
Finance, Dental, Children, Humor
357 points by lukecarr 6 days ago | 74 comments
Decline of cash credited for drop in NHS surgery for children swallowing objects (theguardian.com)
Figures reveal 29% fall in operations in England to remove foreign bodies from children’s airways, noses and throats
Health, Children, England, Money, Healthcare
5 points by zeristor 7 days ago | 1 comments
Medical Benchmarks and the Myth of the Universal Patient (newyorker.com)
When my daughter was ten and a half months old, she qualified as “wasted,” which UNICEF describes as “the most immediate, visible and life-threatening form of malnutrition.”
Medicine, Healthcare, Children, Nutrition, Malnutrition
12 points by pseudolus 8 days ago | 3 comments
EU to take action to protect children from harmful practices in video games (europa.eu)
EU, Video Games, Regulation, Children, Safety
10 points by jeroenhd 13 days ago | 1 comments
Ultra-processed babies: are toddler snacks one of the food scandals of our time? (theguardian.com)
For time-poor parents, straws, sticks, pouches and powders can seem like a quick, convenient and even healthy option. But these oversweetened, mushy foods are creating a generation of choosy consumers whose teeth are already rotting
Food Industry, Health, Children, Nutrition, Consumerism
7 points by pseudolus 19 days ago | 1 comments
Google's legislative proposal for keeping kids safe online (google)
Legislation pushed by Meta would share kids' information with millions of developers without parental consent or rules on how it's used; we have a better way.
Privacy, Online Safety, Legislation, Children, Social Media
8 points by gnabgib 22 days ago | 0 comments
Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol leads to hospitalisations (news.sky.com)
Children under the age of eight should not consume slushies due to the ingredient glycerol potentially making them ill, new research has suggested.
Health, Children, Food Safety
80 points by austinallegro 22 days ago | 87 comments
Fridgeditions Demo "Children's Art the World Can Enjoy" (fridgeditions.com)
Immortalize your child's masterpieces on-chain, ensuring their creativity lasts beyond the fleeting years of childhood. Plus, it's nice having art in your pocket.
Art, NFTs, Children, Technology
6 points by Kinchasa 23 days ago | 4 comments
Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age verification bill (theverge.com)
Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation requiring app store operators to verify users’ ages and require parental consent for minors to download apps.
Legislation, App Stores, Privacy, Children, Technology
6 points by owendarko 29 days ago | 0 comments
Gene therapy surgery restores some vision to legally blind children (newatlas.com)
Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition.
Gene Therapy, Medicine, Blindness, Children, Science
4 points by 01-_- 32 days ago | 1 comments
Texas official warns against "measles parties" as outbreak keeps growing (arstechnica.com)
A Texas health authority is warning against "measles parties" as the outbreak in West Texas grew to at least 146 cases, with 20 hospitalized and one unvaccinated school-age child dead. The outbreak continues to mainly be in unvaccinated children.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Children, Outbreaks
11 points by impish9208 32 days ago | 3 comments
Gene therapy surgery restores some vision to legally blind children (newatlas.com)
Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition.
Gene Therapy, Medicine, Science, Children, Vision
6 points by geox 33 days ago | 0 comments
Why so many children in America have ADHD (economist.com)
Few things agitate Robert F. Kennedy junior, America’s new health secretary, more than the rate of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among American children.
Health, Children, United States
41 points by uberdru 33 days ago | 98 comments
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak (arstechnica.com)
An unvaccinated, school-aged child in Texas has died of the measles amid an ongoing outbreak in the state that has so far infected at least 124 people, mostly children, sending at least 18 to the hospital. Additionally, nine measles cases have been confirmed across the border in New Mexico.
Health, Measles, Texas, Public Health, Children
17 points by rbanffy 36 days ago | 2 comments
Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs (theguardian.com)
Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission that also found that children under 13 should not have their own smartphone or tablet.
Education, Technology, Denmark, Mobile Phones, Children
7 points by Tarsul 37 days ago | 1 comments
Money lessons without money: The financial literacy fallacy (anandsanwal.me)
Teaching kids financial literacy without real money is like teaching swimming with PowerPoint slides. And we all know how that ends.
Financial Literacy, Education, Children, Fallacies
227 points by herbertl 44 days ago | 223 comments
Ask HN: Books or games to teach kids math (ycombinator.com)
Anything that can teach a 3 years old kid math, assuming he knows how to count to 10. But also interested in resources that that would take him beyond that and get him to fall in love with math as he grows up.
Education, Children, Math, Games, Books
11 points by aalhour 46 days ago | 8 comments
14yr Old Russian Girl Flies Entirely Alone (youtube.com)
Russia, Children, Travel, YouTube, Aviation
4 points by barrister 47 days ago | 0 comments
Long Covid impacted more than 1M children: CDC study suggests (abcnews.go.com)
More than 1 million children may have been affected by long COVID as of 2023, new federal data published Monday suggests.
Health, Children, COVID-19, Research, Public Health
63 points by luu 55 days ago | 26 comments
How will Australia's under-16 social media ban work? We asked the law's enforcer (2024) (npr.org)
Australia passed one of the strictest internet crackdowns in the world last month, banning children under 16 from being on social media or opening new accounts.
Australia, Social Media, Internet Regulation, Children, Law
41 points by segasaturn 62 days ago | 47 comments
Increased Toxicity Risk Identified for Children with Autism, ADHD (sciencealert.com)
A study published in 2023 revealed there's a difference in how children with autism or ADHD clear the common plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA), compared to neurotypical children.
Autism, ADHD, Health, Science, Children
5 points by amichail 68 days ago | 0 comments
Is social media more like cigarettes or junk food? (newyorker.com)
Lawmakers attempting to regulate children’s access to social media must decide whether bans or warning labels are the optimal route for keeping kids safe.
Social Media, Regulation, Health, Children
47 points by fortran77 71 days ago | 69 comments
Alligator Eggs and Lambda Calculus (2007) (worrydream.com)
In 2007, I met Philip Wadler at a conference, who mentioned to me that he wanted to teach lambda calculus to his eight-year-old children.
Lambda Calculus, Programming, Education, Children
29 points by veqq 76 days ago | 8 comments
Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on your children? (ycombinator.com)
I don't yet have children but having grown up during the rise of social media, it's clear to me that the way it is used now by young children and teens has transformed even from when I was their age (approx 10 years ago).
Parenting, Social Media, Children, Technology, Mental Health
334 points by justneedaname 80 days ago | 390 comments
The Invisible Tsunami Kids (robertvanwey.substack.com)
When major natural catastrophes occur, the oft forgotten victims are the children.
Natural Disasters, Children, Social Issues
44 points by chmaynard 96 days ago | 0 comments
Effect of Indo-Mediterranean diet versus calorie-restricted diet in children (nlm.nih.gov)
Dietary interventions and increased physical activity are the cornerstones for management of the paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Though, no specific diet has been proven superior, Indo-Mediterranean diet (IMD) has shown promise in adult literature. Thus, we aimed to compare the effect of IMD and a standard calorie-restricted diet (CRD) in Indian overweight children and adolescents with biopsy-proven NAFLD.
Health, Diet, Children, NAFLD, Research
12 points by wslh 101 days ago | 0 comments
Albania to Ban TikTok for a Year (news.sky.com)
The Albanian government plans to block access to TikTok for a year after the killing of a 14-year-old boy led to concerns about social media's influence on children.
Albania, Social Media, TikTok, Government Regulation, Children
5 points by austinallegro 103 days ago | 0 comments