Kids Zone

As Delhi’s beloved Appu Ghar gears up for a re-launch, we look at other popular amusement parks in the Capital

Are you addcited to Facebook? Beware! A leading neuroscientist has cautioned that overuse of technology, like computer games and Facebook, is extremely dangerous for kids and may lead to temporary ‘dementia’.

Researchers found that mothers are to be blamed for the development of discriminatory behaviour, even though she herself is more likely to be a victim of sexism.

Watching fast-paced cartoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants harms young children’s ability to concentrate, solve problems and behave with self-control, psychologists have warned.

A new study has revealed that the human brain places more value on winning when one is in a social setting as opposed to when one is winning alone.

Fruit drinks marketed with tall claims of providing hydration to children contain as little as 5 per cent fruit, while some others have none at all, health experts have claimed. And they have too much sugar...

British youngsters are ditching Dickens, Shakespeare and Keats for Facebook and Twitter, with one in six failing to read a single book in a month, according to a survey. The poll also showed less than half the youngsters choose to read a book outside of class...

Reportedly there's a strong association between the ability to perceive metrical structure in music and learning to read among children with dyslexia. This  is critical for the efficient perception of...

Researchers have found that children who watch adverts for junk food on television become hungrier and crave meals that are unhealthily for them. The effect was especially...

Scientists have developed a new tool that could improve treatment and prevention of aggressive behavior by children and adolescents in schools and in the community.