Toddler

​Toddler allegedly sexually assaulted

The father-of-two appeared in the Central Committal Court after he was arrested and charged under the criminal code, with one count of sexual penetration and one count of deprivation.

The three-year-old victim is from the same district as the accused.

Police allege that on May 13 this year, the victim was taken by the accused while the parents were busy attending to other things during a family gathering out at the Adventure Park, outside Port Moresby.

Early bedtime for tots linked to better weight as teens

The research has shown a strong connection between sleep deprivation and higher body weight, both in adults and in kids.

And perhaps the most striking connection is that the one may predict the other as a person ages: In fact, a new study in The Journal of Pediatrics finds that the later the bedtime in early childhood, the greater the risk for obesity in adolescence.