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News Articles: kids

Instagram users can now set a reminder to take a break from the app. Users under 18 will see a special prompt encouraging them to turn it on.

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  • Technology

Instagram unveils new teen safety tools ahead of Senate hearing

The social media platform announced ways to help its youngest users and their parents a day before the app's head, Adam Mosseri, is to testify about Instagram's potential risks to kids and teens.

December 08, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Morning Edition host Leah Fleming poses with Kendall Johnson, the youngest USDA certified farmer in Georgia.

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  • News

Atlanta girl is youngest USDA-certified farmer in Georgia. She's 6 — and her farm's growing with her

Kendall Johnson has made history as the youngest USDA-certified farmer in Georgia, and she's also founded an organization called aGROWKulture.

November 11, 2021
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  • Leah Fleming
Thousands of empty empty pairs of shoes for every child killed by guns in the U.S. since Sandy Hook cover the southeast lawn of U.S. Capitol on March 13, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

High Gun Sales And More Time At Home Have Led To More Accidental Shootings By Kids

Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun were higher in March through December 2020 than during that same time in 2019. Researchers think 2021 will be worse.

August 31, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Scott Simon with his daughters.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: As Kids Grow, So Do Their Parents

With the school year about to end, NPR's Scott Simon ponders how quickly children grow up and become their own persons.

June 05, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Children account for more than a fifth of new U.S. coronavirus cases in states that release statistics by age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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  • Children's Health

Children Now Account For 22% of New U.S. COVID Cases. Why Is That?

A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.

May 03, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
A family wearing face masks and holding signs take part in a rally "Love Our Communities: Build Collective Power" to raise awareness of anti-Asian violence, at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, California, on March 13.

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  • Race

How To Start Conversations About Anti-Asian Racism With Your Family

The rise in reports of anti-Asian hate incidents over the past year, including the shootings at Atlanta-area spas, has resurfaced the need for many to talk about racism with their loved ones.

March 24, 2021
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  • Anna Sirianni and
  • Audie Cornish
Shamarr Allen performs during the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 50th Anniversary at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 04, 2019 in New Orleans.

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  • National

New Orleans Musician Offers Kids Trumpets In Exchange For Their Guns

Musician Shamarr Allen is offering youth trumpets and music books in exchange for guns — no questions asked. He hopes the instrument will impact kids in New Orleans today the way it did for him.

July 24, 2020
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  • Jeevika Verma
Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness.

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  • Your Health

Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.

July 20, 2020
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  • Allison Aubrey
The Macon-Bibb County School System is serving hot meals to food insecure kids in hopes that will lure more families to their summer food program.

Summer Meals Are Heating Up For Hungry Kids In Macon

Most kids who rely on free or reduced-price lunch during the school year lose that steady source of food when the summer begins. To help compensate for...

June 18, 2019
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  • Emily Rose Thorne

Why Does Georgia Rank 42nd In Child Well-Being?

A nationwide report measuring child wellness has ranked Georgia near the bottom. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count report, Georgia...

June 23, 2017
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Seniors from Warner Robins' Northside High School walk the halls of Westside Elementary School recently.

One Last Look At The Old School

They say you can’t go home again. So maybe you should take a good long look before you leave? That’s what seniors from Northside High School in Warner...

May 23, 2017
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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