With tough economic times, the savings rate is up and parents are fostering the habit of saving on their children.
Publish Date: Nov. 12, 2009
Michigan State University is hosting a three-day international conference that will examine the roles media and marketing play in promoting the prevention of child abuse and in supporting nurturing environments for children.
Publish Date: Nov. 09, 2009
Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal to the fifth annual Teddy Bear Picnic and Hospital on Sept. 26 at Michigan State University. The event, which will benefit the MSU Children's Health Initiative, is hosted by the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development in the College of Human Medicine and will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden on campus.
Publish Date: Sept. 16, 2009
Children and adults of all ages can now have a new purpose for fishing by “catching some cash.” Michigan State University Extension’s Project FISH (Friends Involved in Sportfishing Heritage) is running a fundraising program called Loot for Lunkers.
Publish Date: Sept. 04, 2009
A statewide team of researchers led by a Michigan State University epidemiologist are hoping Michigan’s archive of newborn blood spots will help them uncover the causes of cerebral palsy, the most common disabling motor disorder in children with annual health costs of $12 billion.
Publish Date: Sept. 01, 2009 | Multimedia: 
A Michigan State University study has found that many unhealthy foods and even alcohol use make their way quite easily into television shows that are favored by children and so-called “tweens,” youth between the ages of nine and 14.
Publish Date: Aug. 12, 2009 | Multimedia:
Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing and “screen time” involving computers and video games are linked with elevated blood pressure in children regardless of whether they are overweight or obese, according to research published this month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Publish Date: Aug. 03, 2009 | Multimedia:
Kathryn Reed and Vicki Essenmacher, event directors for MSU's Grandparents University, talk about the program and the benefits it offers children and their grandparents.
Publish Date: July 10, 2009 | Multimedia: 
A Michigan State University researcher is analyzing brain images of children with autistic spectrum disorders and nonverbal learning disabilities in hopes of understanding why they often struggle with social interaction.
Publish Date: June 23, 2009 | Multimedia:
A Michigan State University student project to provide supplemental meals and build a safe house in Zonkiziziwe, South Africa, will receive funds from former President Bill Clinton's youth humanitarian program.
Publish Date: June 17, 2009 | Multimedia:
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