Nowadays children are more inclined to watch TV or playing video games for hours rather engage in physical activities. Such a sedentary lifestyle has increased the likelihood of childhood obesity, diabetes and other health problems to children which can easily be prevented if one is active physically through sports. Read the rest of the entry here

This "instant messaging-speak" or "IM-speak" emerged more than a decade ago. Used in e-mail and cell phone text messages, most teens are familiar with this tech talk and use it everywhere.An increasing number of eighth-graders also submit classwork containing "b4," "ur," "2" and "wata" -- words that may confuse adults but are part of the teens' everyday lives.Junior and high school teachers nationwide say they see a troubling trend: The words have become so commonplace in children's social lives that the techno spellings are finding their way into essays