2017-10-24 The Benefits of Baby Talk
Baby talk. It is how many adults speak to babies: slowly, using shorter sentences, talking at a higher pitch, and…
2017-10-17 Three Out of Four Children Experience Violence
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Each year nearly three out of four children around…
2017-10-12 New WHO Study Finds Sharp Increase in Child Obesity
A new study provides evidence of a sharp increase in the number of obese and overweight children and young adults…
2017-10-03 Study Finds Beliefs About Boy and Girl Differences Start at Early Age
For VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. No matter where they live, children get a strong…
2017-10-10 5 Habits of Very Successful People
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Having success and being able to meet one’s goals…
2017-09-26 WHO: Too Many People Dying from Non-Communicable Diseases
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The World Health Organization (WHO) says progress is being…
2017-09-25 Saying ‘Sorry’ Might Not Help Person You’re Rejecting
Did you ever have to say “no” to somebody? Such as a classmate who asks to go to lunch with…
2017-09-19 Dealing With Back-to-School Stress: Part 2
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. It is back-to-school time in the United States. Back-to-school…
2017-09-16 Media Should Not ‘Sensationalize’ Suicide
In the United States, September is Suicide Prevention Month. The World Health Organization says that every year about 800,000 people…
2017-09-15 Experts Examine Links Between Brain Injuries and American Football
The number of young people who play American football decreased from 2008 to 2016 according to the Aspen Institute, a…
2017-09-10 Quick ‘Mindfulness’ Fix May Lower Alcohol Drinking
A small experiment shows that mindfulness training exercises may help people who drink large amounts of alcohol. Mindfulness is a…
2017-09-05 Is ‘Goofing Off’ Good for Children?
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Something happens to many children when they are out…
2017-08-29 More Americans Died From Drugs Than Ever Before
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. In 2016, more than 60,000 people died in the…
2017-08-22 Exercises to Help ‘Tech Neck’
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When we do the same movements with our bodies…
2017-08-15 Small Talk May Make Us Happier
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Small talk. Chitchat. These are the short conversations we…