Tag: Children
Poland wants to change how Israel conducts Holocaust-study trips
The Polish government wants to implement new rules regarding visits by Israeli students to study the Holocaust in the country, including reconsidering the presence of armed Israeli guards.
Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz explained...
Knesset passes bill granting child tax credits
The Knesset passed a bill in its second and third readings giving parents child tax credits.
The Joint Arab List supported the bill, which allowed it to pass even as the opposition parties announced that...
Virginia museum unveils memorial honoring child victims of the Holocaust
The Virginia Holocaust Museum has opened a permanent Children’s Memorial dedicated to young victims of the Holocaust, the first of its kind in the United States, reported the local NBC 12.
The memorial, which took more...
Minor head injury leads to chronic syndrome in one of four kids
One in four children discharged from the emergency room after sustaining mild head injuries went on to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome that can last for years, new Israeli research shows.
Persistent post-concussion syndrome includes...
Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater empathy, new study finds
Having a child with a disability or a developmental delay is often a stressful experience for a family—for parents and siblings alike. Siblings, especially, may be exposed to greater stress and challenges.
Less research, however,...
‘Heroes of Liberty’ series pushes back against ‘woke ideology’ in children’s literature
Heroes of Liberty, a newly released book series for children, teaches values such as liberty and freedom amid what conservative columnist and commentator Bethany Mandel labels as a plague of “woke ideology” that is...
Study: Extensive use of smartphones by parents could hamper toddler development
A new study from Tel Aviv University found that interaction between mothers and toddlers is reduced by a factor of four when the mothers use their smartphones, which might damage the toddler’s development and...
A child’s simple faith
On Dec. 8, a 14-year-old Palestinian girl stabbed a 26-year-old Jewish woman who was pushing a stroller and walking her children to school. Can critical theory and institutional racism help you understand this? Can...
IDF Arabic spokesman urges Gazans not to heed Hamas calls for border riots
Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab media division of the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson’s Unit, warned the residents of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday not to heed Hamas’s call to riot along...
WIZO dedicates new day-care center in Tel Aviv to Los Angeles philanthropists
The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) opened a new day-care center in Tel Aviv sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Younes and Soraya Nazarian Family Foundation.
Named the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Day Care and Early...