Category: children
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Brazilian Immigrant Launches Children’s Book About ‘Saudade’
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Brazilian immigrant and writer Ana Crespo, born in Rio de Janeiro and currently residing in Colorado, has released a new children’s book titled “Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil,” illustrated by André Ceolin and published by the iconic Neal Porter Books, a Holiday House imprint.The book follows a Brazilian mother and her American daughter on a…
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Brazilian Immigrant Launches Children’s Book About Saudade
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Brazilian immigrant and writer Ana Crespo, born in Rio de Janeiro and residing in Colorado, launched a new children’s book in June titled “Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil,” illustrated by André Ceolin and published by the iconic Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House.The book follows a Brazilian mother and her American daughter on…
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Disney Loses Young Audience to YouTube
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in Arts & Culture, children, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Movies, TV, United States, Video, WorldDisney is losing its “monopoly on kids” as today’s youth turn to platforms like YouTube for entertainment.
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These Ultraprocessed Foods May Shorten Your Life, Says New Study
Eating higher levels of ultraprocessed foods may reduce life expectancy by more than 10%, according to a new unpublished study involving over 500,000 people that researchers tracked for nearly three decades. The risk increased to 15% for men and 14% for women after the data was adjusted and separated by sex, said the study’s lead…
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Pope Francis Approves Canonization of the First Teenage Saint
An Italian web designer, aged 15, is set to become the first saint of the Catholic Church from the ‘millennial’ generation. On Monday (1), in a ceremony called Ordinary Public Consistory, Pope Francis and the cardinals residing in Rome formally approved the canonization of Carlo Acutis, along with 14 others. No specific date has been…
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Road Trip This Summer? Keep These Tips in Mind
Whether you’re taking a day trip with family, enjoying a week-long vacation with friends, or embarking on a solo journey coast to coast, summer road trips of all kinds can be long and exhausting. The good news? There are plenty of ways to enhance the experience.Great SnacksSnacks for road trips are essential! They make car…
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How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child in the U.S.?
The average cost of raising a child in the United States, from birth to age 17, has increased by 16% since 1960. In 1960 (when this data was first collected), average-income couples spent an average total of $259,711 on a child by age 17, adjusted for inflation to 2023 dollars. In 2015 — the most…
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DACA 12 Years Later
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the United States celebrated last Saturday (15) the 12th anniversary of a program that allowed them to stay in the country, study, work, and build lives without the fear of deportation. The program ‘Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’, or DACA, as it is known, was launched 12 years ago…
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Regional Themed Amusement Parks in the U.S. Are Making a Comeback
If you’ve ever begged your parents for a trip to Disneyland, only to find yourself sliding down a waterslide two hours from home, you’ve likely visited a regional theme park. And to the dismay of Disney-loving kids around the world, they are becoming increasingly common as consumers look to travel more and spend less, according…
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Generation Z Is Choosing Not to Have Children. Here’s Why
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in Asia, children, Economy, Geral, Inside, Latin America, Men, North America, Oceania, South America, United States, WomenA new survey has confirmed that fewer and fewer people from the Millennial and Generation Z cohorts are having children, and there’s a “frightening” reason for this. More than half of people aged 18 to 34 are opting not to have children due to financial challenges, according to data recently released by the Australian research…