Imaginary pals help kids cope
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Young children get by with the help of their friends, and some of the most helpful may be imaginary, suggests a new study that challenges the traditional view that well-adjusted kids give up pretend pals after preschool.
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Children with cerebral palsy are just as happy as  other youngsters are, a study indicates.
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COMPUTER software which gives children a chance to create their own comic strips is proving a hit with pupils at Frederick Bird Primary School.  Shefateur Rhaman and Alamin Hussain, both 11, brought in toys from home and took pictures of them with a digital camera.
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My children are great kids. They inspire me every day. Scott, 24, and his sister, Joy, 22, have cystic fibrosis. Thanks to the medicines available when they were young and new medicines available
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Children have always enjoyed make-believe. Now, some new Web sites are letting them live out their fantasies in virtual worlds using self-designed avatars.
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NEW YORK  - Even young children can paint a  picture of their health and well-being, though it doesn't  always match parents' perceptions, research shows.
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A virtual penguin teaches kids how to spend real cash, upsetting some parents.
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More and more school children are seeking help and advice on how to cope with bullying, a leading charity says.
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A cautionary bedtime tale for kids and their freaked-out parents.
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Needle-phobic children and their stressed-out parents may catch a break with a Franklin firm&#39;s device that makes it faster and easier to apply local pain relief.
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Some toys really do boost children&#39;s brain power, scientists claimed today, after an experiment that involved owls wearing glasses.
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A therapist helps to rebuild functions (and families) shattered by brain trauma.
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NEW YORK -- Fact: Kids create more than 100,000 avatars each day in virtual communities such as Habbo and Club Penguin.
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Children should not be left alone to play with dogs, doctors say - and one calls for  classes for all dog owners.
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MONDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Parents can stop fretting when their child sets an extra plate for an invisible friend, or shares a seemingly two-way conversation with a stuffed animal.
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A few lucky people in need of a break from their stress got a chance at some of unconventional therapy.
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Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In âThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,â based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.