SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will introduce taxis equipped with dedicated car seats for toddlers aged under 24 months. These taxis will be in the form of vans and will be equipped with a KC safety-certified car seat, as well as an anti-germ air purifier, hand sanitizer, [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The exposure of toddlers to smartphones and digital media undermines their social development, a study showed Thursday. A research team from Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital interviewed parents of 96 toddlers who had received medical treatment for delays in social development and those with 101 toddlers without social [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will begin studies to provide a healthy environment for rearing toddlers born during the pandemic era and growing up in the post-pandemic era. The city government first signed an agreement with the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to organize a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that prescribing excessive amounts of antibiotics to toddlers can cause not only resistant bacteria, but also child obesity. A research team from Seoul National University Hospital conducted a study of 31,733 toddlers who received periodic health checks between 2008 and 2012 to arrive at [...]
CHEONAN, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an airbag jacket that can prevent the sudden death of toddlers under 12 months old. More than two thirds of sudden deaths among toddlers involve choking while sleeping face down, and airbag jackets are there to prevent such cases. The Korea Institute of Industrial [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean parents are infamous for their zealous desire to educate their young. But a recent study from the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education revealed that private education in Korea is prevalent even among preschoolers aged five and lower, despite concerns that strenuous studies at an early age [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Gugak Center is staging a special performance for new moms and dads that can’t even dream of enjoying any kind of cultural event because of their babies. The ‘Dodam Dodam Stroller Concert’ will be held at the outdoor stage of the National Gugak Center on October 9 at [...]