RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -A bill that would have given parents in South Dakota more oversight over their kid’s app use has stalled. Senate Bill 180 would have required minors to get their parents’ permission to download apps and make in-app purchases. Nicole Lopez, Director of Youth Safety Policy at Meta testified in support of…
A privately-run school in southern China has come under fire for ordering parents to sign up to rules approving the use of corporal punishment on students. Longyuan Experimental School in Yangjiang, Guangdong province, was exposed in mid-February for asking the parents of its students to give consent for punishment measures including whipping hands and standing…
Social media in China has been left awestruck by a story of serendipity that brought a couple together with a car accident. A 36-year-old man, surnamed Li, and his 23-year-old wife tied the knot in central China’s Hunan province in February. When they “met” each other in December 2023, he was the driver of a…
Hong Kong health authorities have apologised for mistakenly giving pneumococcal vaccines to two children at a health centre instead of hepatitis B jabs. The errors were detected during a regular check when personnel at the Tin Shui Wai Maternal and Child Health Centre reviewed vaccination records after service hours on Monday, a spokesman for the…
Hong Kong police have reached out to mainland Chinese authorities to discuss the possibility of educating students coming from across the border and their parents about scams before they arrive in the city, according to the head of the force. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee also said on Saturday the force was investigating whether any…
Hong Kong police have reached out to mainland Chinese authorities to discuss the possibility of educating students coming from across the border and their parents about scams before they arrive in the city, according to the head of the force. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee also said on Saturday the force was investigating whether any…
LEE COUNTY, Ark. – The Lee County School District has begun confiscating student cell phones as part of a new policy attempting to “place the focus on learning.” Superintendent Michael Stone, in a post on the district’s Facebook page, said they are still having problems with students using cell phones while at school. Stone said…
Mumsnet has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of smartphone and social media addiction in children. Rage Against the Screen hopes to help to empower parents with the tools and knowledge they need to safeguard their kids and calling on the government to take action and to encourage stronger legislation like Josh…
Almost every parent I know wishes for their children to be successful in the future. “Hoping one’s son will become a dragon” is a Chinese idiom that encapsulates the high hopes parents have for their children. There is “hoping”, and then there is actively paving the path to success. Most parents do what they can…
The well-known Chinese supermarket chain Pang Dong Lai has sparked controversy with rules governing employees’ family and personal matters, such as banning them from beating their children or imposing domestic violence on their spouses. A heated discussion on mainland social media came after the retail giant’s boss Yu Donglai announced a series of new management…