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The story of 'Sleeping Beauty' is a classic that Disney adapted as an animated film 60 years ago. However, five years ago he decided to turn the story around, launching it in live action format and focusing on another character: Maleficent. Now, the evil character embodied by actress Angelina Jolie, returns with a new story, of which we can learn more through the new trailer of 'Maleficent: Master of Evil'.

The use of a robotic exoskeleton helps those who use it to walk more erect, have less feeling of fatigue and greater fluidity of movement, important advances for children with cerebral palsy. Those are the conclusions of the Niño Jesús Hospital in Madrid which, in collaboration with the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), has developed an exoskeleton that improves the mobility of children with cerebral palsy.

The debate on surrogacy in our country is not new. In Spain it is not an illegal practice, but there are many couples who travel to other countries to fulfill their dream of becoming parents through surrogacy, also known as "rent bellies." The matter returns to be debate after Citizens have registered on Wednesday a new bill in the Congress of Deputies to regulate "the right" to surrogacy in Spain.

Landon Bjornson, seven, has autism, so when he had to fly alone from Las Vegas to Portland to visit his father, Alexa, his mother, he was very worried. To help make the trip safer, it occurred to him to write a letter for the child to give to his seat mate, along with a ten-dollar bill, explaining what his son is like.

Corporal punishment constitutes the most common form of violence against children worldwide. They are defined as any type of punishment in which physical force is used with the intention of causing some degree of pain or discomfort, even if it is light, as well as any type of non-physical punishment that is cruel and degrading.

France had been harshly criticized in recent years for not yet legislating on this important issue for the integrity of the little ones. After a year and a half of processing, the French parliament finally passed a law that prohibits all types of physical and psychological punishment of children, and will enter into force next fall.

We all know that cars in summer and hot days can become a deadly trap for babies and children. However, despite the warnings that are continually made, every year we read news of babies who have died after being left behind by their parents locked in the car.

Netflix Spain has announced the premieres available for next July among which we find some interesting titles to watch as a family with our children of all ages. Films and series come to your catalog to enjoy with the little ones, among which are titles such as 'Coco', a film that you can not miss and to repeat, as well as family series and as a great premiere, the Parchís documentary to remember Nostalgia your childhood with your children.

The schools and sports clubs have closed their doors until September and the end of year functions and the exhibitions of our children have moved us again. Some parents of Tenerife have wanted to recognize how much their daughters work hard training for rhythmic gymnastics, and have surprised them with a public demonstration of this discipline.

There are anonymous heroes who walk the streets and who, without imagining it, become the guardian angel of other people. In this case it has been Dora Muhammed, a two-year-old girl of Syrian nationality, the lucky one who was rescued by a young man by rushing through a window. She was captured on the flight by Feuzi Zabaat, a 17-year-old Algerian, who works on that same street and realized that the little girl was about to fall from the second floor of a building in Istanbul.

A video that has gone viral on Twitter gives us the creeps (although fortunately it ended with a happy ending), and above all it makes us reflect on the serious consequences that can lead to a minimum distraction to the mobile. A security camera recorded what happened in an office building in Medellín (Colombia), when a mother leaves the elevator with her little girl of just over a year recording voice memos on her mobile phone.

Taking one's life is the most desperate limit option of any person and when it is also a child who does it, because they can no longer with the bullying to which they are subjected, the pain of loss is even greater. It is not the first case, but it does not stop surprising us (and in my case even anger) for not being able to avoid it.

As parents, the safety of our children should always be a priority. When it comes to road safety, it is important to take the necessary measures to protect them and follow the recommendations of professionals. However, there are particular situations in which it is necessary to take other measures, such as in the case of children with special medical needs.

It is incredible that despite scientific research worldwide, and the large number of studies that reaffirm the safety of vaccines over and over again, there are still people who think they cause autism. But the stupefaction is greater if behind this false statement is a pediatrician.

The National Statistics Institute (INE) has released alarming data on the number of births in Spain. The report 'Natural Movement of the Population' corresponding to 2018, published yesterday reveals that births have fallen 29 percent in the last decade, registering the lowest figure in 20 years.

The INE has just published its annual report with the 104 most given names to babies throughout 2018 nationwide and the most popular in each autonomous community. As for girl names, there have been no significant changes with respect to recent years, and Lucia continues to lead the preferences of Spanish parents for their daughters.

The message of Gino López, a ten-year-old boy from Argentina, lasts only 40 seconds, but they are more than enough to touch your heart. The little boy posted a message on social networks asking to be given back the cell phone that he lost in a taxi (or remis, as it is popularly known), when he was traveling with his grandmother, and that it contains the only photos and videos he has of his mother, deceased when he was a few months old.

Childhood is a stage in which we must explain to children many things about life, while others, they learn by imitating what we do. But in both cases, there is a feature that characterizes children and gives us many moments full of tenderness: their innocence.

The dream of many children is to become one of the superheroes they admire so much. Dressing up like them and pretending to have super powers is always something that both boys and girls really enjoy doing. And now, with the help of the magic of photo editing, some children can make it happen.

It seems incredible that today a mother has to live such a humiliating scene, but unfortunately it continues to happen in some public places. The double standards that exist in society about women's breasts are evident in regrettable situations, such as what happened last Sunday in a public pool of the 'Nessler Park Family Aquatic Center', in Texas (United States).