Showing posts with label Children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Children. Show all posts

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Found: Messages in Bottles

One year ago, off the coast of Oregon, a ten-year-old boy tossed a message in a bottle into the Pacific Ocean. Weeks ago, a 9-year-old girl in Hawaii found it.

Thomas Craig never expected his bottle to arrive safely in anyone's hands. He told West Hawaii Today newspaper, "I couldn't believe someone had found it. I was shocked. When I threw it overboard, it hit the top of my grandpa's boat so I

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Facebook Finally Bows to Child Protection Calls

Facebook has bowed to pressure and provided a new application which allows young users to report suspicious behaviour. All users of the social networking site will be able to access an advice centre from their home page where they will be able to report suspected grooming or inappropriate sexual behaviour.It is the result of Facebook and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre joining

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer

This one child is definitely not an average 10-year-old child. Cecilia Cassini is just a fifth grader but recently founded her own fashion line and is making a profit from selling her unique handmade clothing for kids and teens at Los Angeles boutiques.She's also been filling special orders that are coming in from around the world, according to her mother Michelle Cassini.Cassini has been dubbed

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Children Bride

Roshan Qasem, 11, will join the household of Said Mohammed, 55; his first wife; their three sons; and their daughter, who is the same age as Roshan.Ghulam Haider, 11, is to be married to Faiz Mohammed, 40. She had hoped to be a teacher but was forced to quit her classes when she became engaged.New York Times article:In many societies, the term "child bride" calls to mind impetuous

Monday, November 19, 2007

[PIC & Info] KIDZANIA

Ready to open on Nov 24, 2007Kidzania adalah kota anak-anak dalam satu area, terletak di Pacific Place, SCBD, Jakarta Selatan. Seperti layaknya sebuah kota, di sini ada peraturan, pemerintahan, mata uang dan tata cara seperti kota sebenarnya.Di tempat ini anak-anak hingga usia 6- 13 tahun dapat berprofesi sebagaimana layaknya orang dewasa. Mereka dapat bekerja di stasiun TV, Rumah Sakit, Pabrik