kids

This thread is for the discussion by the students in the Skeptikids Club (who will be posting their OP shortly). They are posting here to get advice on paranormal subjects they are studying as a group of young skeptics. They will only be posting at JREF under supervision and in moderated...

I never married or had kids but no way would I ever force religion on them (or anybody else for that matter) But kids ask questions so my advice would be to give them short simple one-line answers, eg - Q - "Is there a God" A - "Jesus said there is" Q - "But why should we believe him?" A -...

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=no-santa-teacher-is-sacked-&method=full&objectid=18242422&siteid=66633-name_page.html Is there any justification to this at all?

Is telling kids lies like santa and the tooth fairy and so on harmful or helpful in developing a skeptical world view?

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Wow.. this one has the lot! Enjoy. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3999493355358083404 or http://tinyurl.com/zu8be

This article took up the entire front page of our local suburban newspaper. I intend to write a letter. I encourage you to do the same. http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/sunpub/downersgrove/

I am the happy father of a 4 yo little boy who is, I think, exceptionally cute and a G.D. genius, too boot. Well, he's not a genius, but I think he falls on the high side of average. At 4, he is able to read well enough to surprise all of his pre-school teachers and day-care providers. This...

After reading a bit about J.M. Barrie, I watched Finding Neverland, followed by the recent film adaptation of Peter Pan. I'd heard good things about the latter film, and ended up really liking it -- enough to watch it twice. And this despite the fact that I rarely watch movies with kids in...

Peace, love, and tolerance.

Many children with learning disabilities, others labeled as having attention deficit disorder, are sometimes the victims of undiagnosed and untreated sleep disordered breathing (SDB). SDB interferes with normal sleep leading to excessive daytime sleepiness and all that it entails in terms of...

Who knows best? http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/uov-wkt040606.php Athon

http://www.fightforkids.com/ Just saw John Travolta and his wife on 'The Insider' (I've never seen it before; appears to be a popular entertainment show?) being lauded as saviors for kids. Aren't they both Scientologists and isn't Scientology against psychology in general?

I was watching the Rising India segement this morning on ABC ( I tried to link to it but couldn't find it on the ABC site) They were talking about outsourcing. One of the things they showed was some companies outsourcing tutoring kids with homework. They interviewed a kid in TX who was using...

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I showed my high school physics students a few clips from TAM4. 1. Randi floats Ed Lu on stage. Morning classes couldn't figure out the trick; afternoon classes could! 2. Richard Wiseman's Magic Circle: showed them the whole thing from the first paper toss to the final ovation. The funny thing...

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So in little breaks between my workout, I'm watching this documentary on TV about parole. A guy goes before a parole board, and they talk about how he has 8 kids by 6 different women. He hasn't paid child support, because even when out of prison, he had trouble holding down a job. If I...

From the Duggar family website (check out the link below!) -- Ed help us all: Welcome to the Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Family website! Our prayer is that all who view this site will realize that we are ordinary people with our individual weaknesses and imperfections but yet we serve an...

I read with no small amount of interest the tale from Cody Cobb that Randi made a link to in his commentary. Normally, I tend to smirk at some of these stories, simply because it's juvenile posturing in many cases; someone is trying to look like a big dog to his friends. It's the same sort of...

Apparenty they were all killed just to test Job. ... And this is considered fair? It's not like they come back to life at the end! Job just gets a new family.

My 7 month old baby is teething. As all parents know, this is not a happy time in a baby's life. Much pain and screaming. On the advice of a fellow mom, my wife purchased a homepathic remedy for teething pain. I have tried to point out that this "remedy" is actually water as the supposedly...

... so they can celbrate V-Day and P-Day.

Hello all. My friend's 11 year old son was got to participate in a magic act last night and has learned how to do a rope trick. He's now crazy for anything magic and I'm wondering if you would have any suggestions about websites or books for kids who are just starting out. Thanks in advance.

The ACLU obtained official documents under the Freedom of Information act regarding the detention of people at Abu Ghraib prison. BBC: US held youngsters at Abu Ghraib And here's a statement that should make any Iraqi shiver with fear: So there you go: the detention of children, the...

According to this, NYC's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) has allowed children under foster care to be used as guinea pigs in some drug trials. Particularly HIV+ kids. Sounds rather nasty. Any info on this?

Check out the latest toy for the budding scientist (heck it's cool even for adults!) http://shopping.discovery.com/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10000&catalogId=10000&langId=-1&productId=53965&partnumber=698795 I wonder if this would good for checking to see if that kid really is yours...

What in the blue......(insert 4-letter word here)......are these people thinking? They use tasers on kids??

Ok, here's another thread from yours truly, bringing one more time skepticism where it is not supposed to be. :D After politics, sports and erotic love, it's time to think about the love people have for their children. This thread was inspired from the one where people brag about their kids, so...

Virginia grade schoolers accidentally served alcohol at lunch [/b]D'oh!