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Meta agrees to $16.7 billion settlement and sweeping restrictions on teen use

Tech giant will cap daily use for minors at two hours, block overnight access, hide like counts and tighten age checks under a 10-year deal with 47 US states, Washington, DC, and three US territories, while urging TikTok, YouTube and Snap to follow suit

Daniela Ginzburg | 08.27.26

The kids are going back to school, but AI has already changed the homework

With most Israeli students already using AI, educators face a new challenge: teaching children when to use it, when to question it and when to think for themselves

Chen Bareket | 08.27.26

Why 6×7 suddenly feels hard after summer? 5 fun games to get back up to speed before school starts

Kids can lose months of math proficiency over summer; quick mental games can restore recall, confidence and classroom readiness without worksheets

Raphael Bernard | 08.24.26

Israeli aid group to open Gaza clinic serving 10,000 children

The clinic will open Sept. 1 in a displacement camp in southern Gaza, staffed by Palestinian medical personnel with equipment and remote support from Israeli doctors

Nina Fox | 08.24.26

All in the family: what kids pick up from our fears, without us saying a single word

Children read parents’ faces, voices and behavior more closely than reassurance; research suggests modeling how to cope with fear can build resilience instead of passing anxiety on

Edna Arbel | 08.21.26

‘What evil dares touch a pure child?’ Family mourns 7-year-old killed in Beit Shemesh stabbing

Family says Hallel Mordechai Dadon ‘should have been dreaming children’s dreams’; four-year-old cousin remains hospitalized after condition stabilizes

Liran Tamari | 08.18.26

7-year-old stabbed to death at birthday party in Beit Shemesh; neighbor arrested

Boy’s 4-year-old cousin seriously wounded; police probe suspect’s mental state and possible family dispute as 15-year-old relative who was watching children witnesses attack

Liran Tamari | 08.17.26

Macron sought to keep children off social media, France blocked him

France's Constitutional Council blocked Macron's proposed social media ban for children under 15, citing free speech concerns; he plans a revised bill, but similar efforts abroad highlight broader challenges

Raphael Kahan | 08.16.26

Two children hospitalized after eating chocolate with hallucinogenic mushrooms

Two children, ages 5 and 6, are in pediatric intensive care at Galilee Medical Center with hallucinations and dilated pupils after eating chocolate containing hallucinogenic mushrooms during a vacation in Achziv

Or Hadar | 08.16.26

'Teach me, don’t solve it for me': How children can use AI to learn

Early research warns AI may create 'cognitive debt' and weaken critical thinking, but used wisely it can be a powerful learning tool; when does ChatGPT think for a child, when does it teach, and how can it become a private tutor instead of a homework machine?

Eyal Marcus‎‏ | 08.16.26

Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza’s children? Italian proposal sparks backlash

Thousands back a professor’s symbolic campaign to honor Gaza’s children, drawing support from Italy’s left and Catholic figures — and criticism from Jewish leaders who say it excludes Israeli and other child victims of war

Daniel Bettini | 08.11.26

צוותי כיבוי והצלה פועלים בנהר הירדן בעקבות דיווח על נער שנעלם במים

12-year-old falls from boat in Jordan River, found dead after hour underwater

A special rescue unit located the 12-year-old after he fell from an inflatable boat in the Jordan River; 'He was vacationing with his family when he fell in and disappeared,' a rescuer said. 'This is our third rescue today'

Yair Kraus | 08.09.26

'I felt I was disappearing': the hidden cost of raising a child with disabilities

Half of parents of children with special needs say they cannot work despite wanting to, as caregiving demands erode careers, income and confidence; the Kesher program is helping them return to the workforce

Ofir Hauzman | 08.09.26

Israeli court orders return of 6-year-old taken by his mother to Israel from Italy

An Israeli mother said she fled Italy with her son after his father assaulted her and broke her teeth, but the Lod District Court ruled that she had not substantiated the claim and upheld an order returning the child to his father

Attorney Yaniv Gil/PsakDin | 08.05.26

‘Mom, what is sex?’: How to answer children’s hardest questions without lying

Parenting expert Yael Feder says children deserve honest, age-appropriate answers about sex, divorce, surgery, war and other difficult subjects, but warns parents not to lecture, overwhelm them with details or promise that painful experiences will be easy

Roni Langerman Ziv | 08.02.26