Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Wednesday, December 4th, 2024.

And we begin with the Virginia Girl Scout saving her dad's life with CPR just 11 days after she learned how.

Veda Carawan's Virginia Beach troop had practiced on a dummy. But last month, with her dad unresponsive on the floor,

she was forced to put her training to the test. As she told wavy TV news, it was scary. I started tearing up, what do I do?

For a minute there, I was in complete shock. Then I was like, heart attack, heart attack 9-1-1.

With the help of a dispatcher on the phone, Veda began chest compressions

and didn't stop until paramedics arrived. Her dad is still in the hospital but on the mend.

And Veda's message to all young people just put your mind to anything that you would want

to do. At first, I was like, I don't know if I can do CPR, but apparently I can.

Oxford Dictionary has chosen its word of the year, and it's probably something we can all relate to.

The respected wordsmith went with brain rot, referring to the fog that settles in between our ears after too much clicking, scrolling,

and reading through trivial online content.

According to CBS News, while it may seem like a modern term, the first recorded use of brain rot

was by author Henry David Thoreau in his 1854 ode to the natural world, Walden, when he wrote

while England endeavors to cure the potato rot, will not any endeavor to cure the brain rot,

which prevails so much more widely?

Oxford chose brain rot over some other strong contenders, including demure, slop,

dynamic pricing, romantic pricing, romanticcy, and lore.

Australia is doing what it can to put the brakes on brain rot, at least for kids.

It just passed the world's strictest laws on social media by banning anyone under the age of

16 from accessing it.

Supporters say the goal is to protect the mental health of the country's youth.

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