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Paul Ryan + Mother's Day + Gay Marriage = Doing What's Best for Children

Adam Pertman | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics
Adam Pertman

We also should address another vital question, one on which most people of every political and religious stripe presumably would agree: Shouldn't our nation's laws, policies and practices serve "the best interests of the child?"

An Unusual Day at the Supreme Court

Michael Piraino | Posted 04.18.2013 | Impact
Michael Piraino

During the oral arguments of the adoption case before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, I heard lawyers working hard to explain what is in a young child's best interests. This is unusual. Family law issues like this rarely come before the court.

There's Right Wing Extremism, and Then There's Just Being Cruel

Sean Soendker Nicholson | Posted 04.08.2013 | Politics
Sean Soendker Nicholson

Instead of focusing on ways to improve the local economy and help lift thousands of his constituents out of poverty, Steve Cookson is focused on mean-spirited ideas that punish poor kids for being poor.

Why You Should Avoid Family Court... At All Costs

Bill Swadley | Posted 03.28.2013 | Divorce
Bill Swadley

In a perfect world, the mission of family court is to ensure that any agreement between the parents is in the best interest of the children.

Sequestration Puts Children at Risk

Michael Piraino | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Michael Piraino

Sequestration is a scary word. Outside of Washington, D.C., it has the sense of seizing property or isolating juries. But the D.C. definition -- a general cut in funding -- carries a real likelihood of danger. Danger to children.

Legalized Infant Abandonment: Alarm in Europe, Barely a Peep in the U.S.

Adam Pertman | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Adam Pertman

The proponents of safe havens and Baby Boxes most effectively answer criticism by saying their approach is worthwhile even if it saves just one baby's life. I have an alternative suggestion: Let's aim higher.

Republican State Senator Makes Racially Charged Claim About Planned Parenthood

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 01.25.2013 | Politics

A controversial Republican legislator, infamous for his extreme anti-abortion views, is again making headlines after an interview on a conservative Ch...

Chelsea Kiene

Helping Teens In Foster Care Find Adoptive Parents

HuffingtonPost.com | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.01.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 children wait to be adopted. In 2011, less than half of them were matched with adoptiv...

Abortion as a Blessing, Grace, or Gift -- Changing the Conversation About Moral Values

Valerie Tarico | Posted 03.12.2013 | Politics
Valerie Tarico

How can we reclaim the moral high ground in the debate about abortion as a part of thoughtful, wise loving and living? Most Americans think of child...

Indian Child Welfare Scandal Unfolds in South Dakota

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 03.04.2013 | Crime
Stephanie Woodard

A group of Native American children were claiming sexual and physical abuse by their white adoptive parents, whose home they first entered as foster children. The agents were determined to get the kids to recant.

Why We Should Put Children and Families First During Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

Jackie Jenkins-Scott | Posted 02.10.2013 | Home
Jackie Jenkins-Scott

Instead of sequestration, we must demand that policy makers develop a well-balanced plan, making critical decisions on revenue and spending that put children first!

The Power of Foster Care Politics

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 08.08.2012 | Politics
Daniel Heimpel

While the nation bemoans a "gridlocked" Congress and Comedy Central's Messrs. Stewart and Colbert aptly ridicule both presidential candidates for a disregard of specificity on one hand and hubris on the other, I have borne witness to a very different vision of our elected leadership.

Saki Knafo

Child Poverty On The Rise: New Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 07.26.2012 | Parents

The "Kids Count" report, one of the most widely cited surveys of how children are faring in the United States, hasn't offered much good news in recent...

Look Back Anniversary Is a Time to Call for New Direction

Christine James-Brown | Posted 09.18.2012 | DC
Christine James-Brown

As we recognize the 16th anniversary of the "look back" eligibility requirement for federal foster care assistance, the time has come to urge Congress to change direction. It's time for all us to join together and stand up for all children.

UPDATED: 8-Year Old Girl Stabbed In The Neck

Posted 05.29.2012 | New York

An 8-year old girl was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday morning at 144-67 176th Street in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens. NY1 report...

Will This Controversial Court Decision Help Or Hurt Kids?

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 05.29.2012 | Los Angeles

MIAMI -- A California judge's decision to open a county's child welfare hearings earlier this year has energized a debate among advocates in other sta...

Rick Santorum's Latest Target -- Single Moms

Lara Bergthold | Posted 05.06.2012 | Politics
Lara Bergthold

If politicians like Rick Santorum want to promote stable families, they should start by respecting all families. I can think of a lot of things that are making "the fabric of this country fall apart." Loving single parents are not one of them.

Is Single Parenthood Child Abuse? Proposed Law Says Yes.

Posted 03.03.2012 | Black Voices

A controversial bill targeting single parents came to the table at the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services and Revenue public hearing in...

Colo. Child-Welfare System Will Get Overhaul After 43 Children Die

Posted 02.21.2012 | Denver

On Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced several changes to improve Colorado's child welfare system after the tragic deaths of 43 children that w...

Powell Boys Murder: Honoring Caseworkers Who Risk Their Lives

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.11.2012 | Impact
Kevin M. Ryan

It is hard to imagine something more horrific than the news out of Washington State about Josh Powell, who blew up his two young sons and himself duri...

The Republican Myth of Obama's "Entitlement Society"

Robert Reich | Posted 04.03.2012 | Politics
Robert Reich

Regressive Republicans pretend they're about opportunity. In reality they're back at what they've been doing for years -- promoting Social Darwinism.

Virginia Is for Lovers... but Not So Much for Children

Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.02.2012 | DC
Tamar Abrams

The historic target of venom is back in the crosshairs of our House of Representatives -- prospective gay parents.

Mom Arrested For Abandoning Daughters Posted A Pic Of Champagne On Facebook

Posted 02.01.2012 | New York

The 26-year old mother who was arrested for abandoning her two young daughters on a Brooklyn street on Sunday uploaded a picture of someone holding a ...

Mom Arrested For Abandoning Two Daughters On Brooklyn Street

Posted 01.30.2012 | New York

A woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly abandoning her two young daughters at the intersection of Shore Parkway and E. 102nd Street in Canarsie. ...

Are Children's Issues Only Important in Attack Videos?

Adam Pertman | Posted 03.11.2012 | Politics
Adam Pertman

Children are routinely cited as the beneficiaries of the ideas politicians suggest, whether tax cuts or hikes, increased spending or less of it. But it's hard to recall a single instance of a candidate advocating a specific programmatic initiative with children at its core.