Go Play! Fighting Childhood Obesity

Hey, parents, if you're worried that your kids have gotten too sedentary this winter, here's a word of advice from the pros: Play with them. Shoot hoops, dance around the living room, toss a ball, build a snowm...

Drama Over High-School Drama

Drama students at Corona del Mar High School were excited to push the envelope with a spring production of the Bohemian love story "Rent."But the drama teacher at the Newport Beach school says the principal t...

Computer Games Good for Kids

Children who spend hours every day on their Playstation or Xbox video consoles may not be rotting their brains, as many parents fear. A report from the European parliament concluded yesterday that computer game...

Facing Down Facebook

Last semester, Will Ross, 21, did the unthinkable. He deactivated his Facebook account. His friends began asking what happened to him. "It was as if I'd disappeared or something," he said. But Mr. Ross, a s...