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Top kids’ and parents’ questions for 2009

Posted Dec 11, 2009 by Beth Gaddis

Updated Dec 11, 2009 at 11:26 AM

What was on kids’ and parents’ minds this past year?  The answers may surprise you.

Ask.com found “What is love” to be the most frequently asked question on its Askkids.com site.  The Web site caters to ages 6 to 12.  The funniest frequently asked question was No. 10: How old do you have to be to work at Blockbuster.

Top questions asked by kids on AskKids.com in 2009:
1. What is love?
2. Where can I find ideas for a science project?
3. How many inches are in a mile?
4. Is God real?
5. What happened in history on my birthday?
6. Does my crush love me?
7. Is Santa Claus real?
8. Where are tornadoes found?
9. Is there more water or land on Earth?
10. How old do you have to be to work at Blockbuster?

The questions parents posed on Ask.com were much more serious.  Here’s a look:

1. How can I help my child deal with a bully?
2. How much should my child weigh?
3. By what age should a child express happiness?
4. How do I keep my child safe on the Internet?
5. How should my child deal with peer pressure?
6. What immunizations will my child need for school?
6. Does my child have ADHD?
7. How do I deal with food allergies at school?
8. When can my child ride in the front seat?
10. When should I give my child a cell phone?

Click here to see the Ask.com top searches for other subjects, including top celebrity rumors, personal finance and beauty.

I asked Yahoo to send me its list of top searches by kids 12 and younger in 2009.  Here’s what it found:

1. RuneScape
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Michael Jackson
4. Naruto
5. Taylor Swift
6. WWE
7. Twilight
8. Hannah Montana
9. Britney Spears
10. Lady Gaga

Anything surprise you?  I hadn’t even heard of RuneScape before today.  I guess I’ve been living in the dark ages.

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