Hacker News with Generative AI: Children

Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do? (pewresearch.org)
In the United States, 43% of teenagers say children are better off when one parent doesn’t have a job and focuses on the family. A larger share (57%) say children are just as well off when both of their parents have jobs, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey of teens ages 13 to 17.
Parenting, Family, Work-Life Balance, Children, Surveys
11 points by libpcap 35 days ago | 4 comments
CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say (arstechnica.com)
Amid the brutal cuts across the federal government under the Trump administration, perhaps one of the most gutting is the loss of experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who respond to lead poisoning in children.
Public Health, Lead Poisoning, Children, Government Funding
27 points by tzs 35 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: AI Baby Monitor – local Video-LLM that beeps when safety rules break (github.com/zeenolife)
Your second pair of eyes, powered by local video LLMs. Because, you know... it does take a village.
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Security, Children, Home Automation
94 points by zeenolife 37 days ago | 83 comments
Violence on TV: what happens to children who watch? (umontreal.ca)
Boys exposed to violent screen content in the preschool years were more likely to become antisocial and violent themselves a decade later, in their mid-teens, a new study shows.
Violence, Children, Media, Research, Psychology
10 points by gnabgib 38 days ago | 5 comments
How to Teach Kids the Importance of Digital Privacy (time.com)
In a simpler America, “the talk” was a right of passage—an awkward but necessary discussion to prepare kids for the realities of adulthood. Today parents face a new conversation: teaching kids to protect their privacy in a world where every misstep can be recorded, reshaped, and made permanent.
Parenting, Digital Privacy, Technology, Children
12 points by anticorporate 43 days ago | 1 comments
FDA moves to ban fluoride supplements for kids, removing a key tool for dentists (npr.org)
Under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is seeking to remove prescription fluoride supplements for kids from the market.
Health, Pharmaceuticals, FDA, Dentistry, Children
51 points by healsdata 45 days ago | 43 comments
Gas stoves nearly double children's cancer risk, Stanford study shows (sfchronicle.com)
A Stanford study found that gas stoves emit benzene, nearly doubling the cancer risk in children compared with adults — especially in homes with poor ventilation.
Health, Science, Children, Gas Stoves, Cancer
16 points by divbzero 50 days ago | 1 comments
Social AI companions pose unacceptable risks to teens and children under 18 (commonsensemedia.org)
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Children, Safety, Ethics
57 points by CharlesW 51 days ago | 45 comments
Pope Francis's popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children (cnn.com)
Pope Francis, Health, Gaza, Children, Charity
9 points by Sontho 52 days ago | 0 comments
Math Machine – A notebook will show your kid how far they have travelled (kidswholovemath.substack.com)
At some point, math needs to be written down to solve it
Education, Math, Children, Learning
84 points by sebg 52 days ago | 15 comments
New Zealand's prime minister proposes social media ban for under-16s (theguardian.com)
New Zealand’s prime minister has proposed banning children under 16 years old from using social media, in an effort to protect young people from harms such as exposure to violent content and cyberbullying.
Social Media, New Zealand, Children, Government Regulation
6 points by TheAlchemist 53 days ago | 0 comments
Door knocks and DNA tests: How Trump adminis plans to keep tabs on migrant kids (apnews.com)
Desperate children and adults in Gaza struggle to get food as Israel blocks aid
Politics, Immigration, Children, Human Rights
6 points by rolph 56 days ago | 0 comments
When a Child's Life Becomes the Family Business (nytimes.com)
Evan Lee was in elementary school when he became the linchpin of his family’s business. With his neatly combed hair and dimpled smile, he was a charm bomb, conveying on camera both the cheerful sincerity of a boy scout and the precocious charisma of a whiz kid. Evan, eventually known to seven million YouTube subscribers as EvanTube, was one of the earliest kid influencers, internet famous for playing with toys.
Children, Social Media, Business, YouTube, Influencers
11 points by ceejayoz 61 days ago | 0 comments
Kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' (gothamist.com)
Legal Issues, New York, Children, Law
13 points by detaro 64 days ago | 2 comments
Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe online (theguardian.com)
Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face large fines, Ofcom has announced.
Online Safety, Regulation, Children, Social Media, Technology
15 points by beardyw 65 days ago | 3 comments
Court Permanently Enjoins Ohio's Segregate-and-Suppress/Parental Consent Law (ericgoldman.org)
Ohio enacted a segregate-and-suppress law that requires regulated websites to obtain parental consent before minors can access certain site features.
Law, Ohio, Privacy, Children, Internet
8 points by hn_acker 67 days ago | 2 comments
Gut-brain link may affect behavior in children with autism (medicalxpress.com)
A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive system—ultimately disrupting neurotransmitter production and influencing behavioral symptoms.
Autism, Health, Neuroscience, Children
9 points by wglb 71 days ago | 1 comments
Onfim's World: Child artists in history (resobscura.substack.com)
The sketches survived by chance, preserved on strips of birch bark found during Soviet archaeological excavations. They had been intended for use by school children from the medieval state of Novgorod. These children, who lived around the year 1250 CE, were meant to be learning how to read and write. But one student named Onfim used them to draw. And for this reason, Onfim has become immortal.
Art, History, Russia, Children
13 points by benbreen 72 days ago | 0 comments
Kermit: A typeface for kids (microsoft.design)
Imagine having never ridden a broom with the chosen one they call Harry Potter, or stumbled through a closet and into the mystical land of Narnia. For kids that discover the magic of reading through books like Harry Potter or The Chronicles of Narnia, reading is a gateway to otherworldly realms where your only limitation is your imagination. But, reading isn’t easy for everyone. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 people have some form of dyslexia, often undiagnosed.
Dyslexia, Typography, Education, Children
360 points by nmcfarl 72 days ago | 166 comments
We're Raising Kids to Prefer AI over People–and No One's Noticing (substack.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Children, Society
46 points by softchaos 72 days ago | 79 comments
How to win an argument with a toddler (seths.blog)
You can’t.
Parenting, Humor, Children
728 points by herbertl 73 days ago | 520 comments
Childhood obesity requires early, aggressive treatment, new guidelines say (npr.org)
Children with obesity should be offered more intensive treatment options earlier, including therapy and medication, says the leading U.S. pediatricians group.
Health, Children, Obesity, Medicine, Guidelines
3 points by paulpauper 75 days ago | 0 comments
Under 16 no longer allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consent (apnews.com)
Democratic-led cities and states push back on threats to cut US school funding over DEI
Social Media, Regulations, Parental Consent, Children, Privacy
4 points by gnabgib 80 days ago | 1 comments
Kids with Smartphones Less Depressed, Anxious, Bullied Than Peers Without Them (reason.com)
It's funny how much media coverage is devoted to anything suggesting that phones might be ruining kids—and how little coverage goes to studies suggesting the opposite.
Mental Health, Technology, Smartphones, Children
10 points by pseudolus 81 days ago | 9 comments
Second child died from measles-related causes in Texas (apnews.com)
A second unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
Measles, Texas, Public Health, Children, Vaccines
9 points by geox 82 days ago | 1 comments
Cashless society drives drop in children swallowing coins, researchers say (independent.co.uk)
The shift away from using coins has fuelled a drop in children needing surgery to remove objects they have swallowed or stuck up their noses, research suggests.
Health, Society, Trends, Children, Research
11 points by bookofjoe 84 days ago | 20 comments
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
36 points by andsoitis 87 days ago | 73 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
86 points by geox 90 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 91 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
358 points by lukecarr 91 days ago | 74 comments