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The Latest Trend In Modeling: Airbrushing Babies

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Models, Children, Body Image, Parenting, Babies, Baby Fat, Airbrushing, Children's Health, Magazines, Living News
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

Airbrushing our children's imperfections sends the message that our kids are not good enough as they are. And who wants to teach that to their children?

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10 Dysfunctional Family Memoirs And One Shakespeare Play (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

Read More: The Tender Bar, Dysfunctional Families, Memoirs, Glass Castle, Children, Books, Thanksgiving, Slidepoll, Liar's Club, Meth-Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Running With Scissors, Beautiful Boy, David Sedaris, Favorite Books, Bestsellers, Naked, Mary Karr, Shakespeare, Families, Parents, Shakespeare Plays, Books News

Dreading going home for the holidays? So are a lot of people, and we imagine some of these writers wouldn't be looking forward to it either. Here ...

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Where Do We Stand on the Rights of Children?

Victoria Fine | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Eduardo Garcia, Human Rights, Children, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations, Impact News
Victoria Fine

The United States is the only country other than Somalia that has not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. To understand why, we sat down with longtime humanitarian, Eduardo Garcia.

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Letter To Santa Program Ends At North Pole Because Of Privacy Concerns, Sex Offender

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 11.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Mrs. Claus, Writing a Letter to Santa, Children, Santa Letter Program, Volunteers, How to Write to Santa, Letter to Santa, Usps, Address, North Pole, Sex Offender, North Pole Alaska, Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas Tradition, Postal Service, Alaska, Letters to Santa, Santa Letter, Home News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service ...

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Just Listen: Papertrain Your Problem Relatives For Thanksgiving

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Relatives, Mark Goulston, Conflict, Children, Parents, Communication, Family, Thanksgiving, Relationships, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Do you have any relatives or friends that ruin everyone's time on Thanksgiving or Christmas and you can't un-invite them?

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A Symbol of Hope and Urgency

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Rodeo Drive, Hunger, New York, Developing Countries, Children, Save Children, Unicef, Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, Impact News
Caryl M. Stern

If you are walking near Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in New York City or along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and happen upon a crystal snowflake hovering overhead, please take a moment to consider why it is there.

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New York Moves To Tighten Drunk Driving Laws

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Drunk Driving, State Laws, Children, New York, Alcohol, Leandra's Law, New York News

New York State would make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle and would require first-time convicted drunken drivers to...

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Poetry's Decline?

Carol Hoenig | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Robert Frost, Children, Poetry, Linda Winston, Mom, Joyce Kilmer, Mary Ann Hoberman, Tree That Time Built, Poet Laureate, Felice Holman, Children's Poetry, Reciting Poetry, Books, Children's Books, Books News
Carol Hoenig

I'm sure I'd leafed through The Children's First Book of Poetry when I was a child, but it was more the memory of my mother reciting any number of poems that I cherished.

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Is My Baby Angry?

parenting.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Psychiatry, Child Development, Psychology, Anger, Parenting, Babies, Baby, Children, Living News

Your 4-month-old looks amazingly like that always-furious boss you once had, but what is she really feeling?...

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Thanksgiving: Celebrating The Harvest

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Native Americans, Festivals, Giving Thanks, Pilgrims, Children, Harvesting, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Games, Living News
Donna Henes

Ultimately, all harvest festivities celebrate one more season of our tenuous survival. We have managed to live through another year. Another fertile period has passed in our favor.

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Giving Thanks for Action

Bob McKinnon | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Actions Speak Loudest, Bill Clinton, Do Something, Children, Politics, Thanksgiving, change.org, Martha Graham, Action, Climate Change, Childhood Obesity, Volunteer Match, Mike Huckabee, Margaret Mead, Henry David Thoreau, All for Good, Carbon Rally, Health Care, Books, Policy, Do Good, Distraction, Politics News
Bob McKinnon

When habitual distractions trump deliberate actions we focus on politics instead of policy, the selfish vs. the selfless, and the "urgent" vs. the important. We much change the action-distraction equation.

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How to Teach Your Children About Death, Part 2

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Love, Hope, Dogs, Grief, Life, Death, Living News
Olivia Rosewood

The theme of death this autumn, the season of dying, has brought home the realization that we are alive for now.

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Talking To Your Kids About Heaven

Alpha Mummy | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Children, Raising Children, Death and Dying, Spirituality, Afterlife, Heaven, Death, Living News

If you believe in an afterlife - where all your goodness will finally be noted, and taken into account, and justice will reign - it's like playing a c...

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The Health Care-Abortion Issue: An Open Letter To The Catholic Bishops

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Stupak, Reproductive Rights, Birth, Pro Choice, Catholicism, Children, Pregnancy, Catholic Bishops, Pro-Life, Babies, Catholics, Religion, Morality, Health Care, Pro-Choice, Spirituality, Politics News
Valerie Tarico

Dear Bishops: In our struggle to get health care for all, you saw an opportunity to make sure that American women can't afford abortions, a way to be the deciders for all of us.

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Mother Blaming Has to Stop

Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Mothers and Sons, Moms, Families, Children, Mothers, Living News
Peggy Drexler

For mother-blaming and self-blaming to ever stop, mothers are going to have to be seen -- and see themselves -- as individuals rather than symbols or caricatures.

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Child Food Allergies Rise In U.S.

Yahoo! News | Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Eggs, Food Allergies, Pediatricians, Cdc, Children, Shrimp, Milk, Food, Children's Health, Peanuts, Allergies, Living News

Whatever the cause, it's clear that the number of children with food allergies has gone up 18 percent and the number seeking treatment for food allerg...

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Cell Phones: Damaging The Brains Of Children?

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Cell Phones, Fcc, Brain, Children, Health, Brain Cancer, Telecommunications, Cellphones, Cancer, Children's Health, Living News
Devra Davis, Ph.D.

There are deeply troubling reports from nations where phones have been used longest that children may be especially vulnerable to the radio frequency waves emitted by cell phones.

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Clive Crook: The American Dream Needs Repair

Clive Crook | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Welfare, Children, US Poverty, Welfare Reform, Economy, Social Policies, Economic Mobility, Recession, Fiscal Policy, Education, Centrism, American Dream, Opportunity Society, Poor, Brookings Institution, Business News

Sooner or later the US will find itself grappling with an immense fiscal problem. The recession and stimulus have combined to produce record-breaking ...

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Don't Forget to Have Kids -- Part II

Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Mother, Kids, Mothering, Parenting, Mika Brzezinski, Family, Parents, Living News
Mika Brzezinski

For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around too.

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Swim Club Accused Of Racism To File For Bankruptcy

AP | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Swim Club, Bankruptcy, Children, Valley Swim Club, Summer Camp, Creative Steps, Swimming Club, Race, Day Camp, Philadelphia Swim Club, Swimming, Racist Swim Club, Philly, Racism, Alethea Wright, John Duesler, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children p...

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Yoga Helps Kids Channel Energy, Emotions

cnn.com | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Downward Dog, Yoga, Emotions, Yoga for Kids, Kids, Children, Health, Yoga Studio, Atlanta, Pilates, Decatur, Spirituality, Wellness, Happiness, Living News

Once an oddity reserved for only the crunchiest communities, downward dog for the grade-school set is now being taught in studios from Minnetonka, Min...

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To Give Is To Gain: Bobby Sager's Philosophy Of Philanthropy

Michael Macher | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Darfur, Sting, Philanthropy, Afganistan, Charity, Developing Countries, The Power of the Invisible Sun, Children, The Giving Life, War, Donna Karan, Bobby Sager, Travel, Development, Rwanfa, Triumph, Living News
Michael Macher

Bobby Sager is on a mission to change our understanding of what it means to give. Rather than teach an ethics of guilt, he shows how we might use philanthropy as a strategy for leading a fuller life.

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Mothers and Sons: How Close Is Too Close?

Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Mama's Boy, Son, Relationships, Mother, Children, Mamas Boy, Overprotective-Mother, Feminine, Motherhood, Parenting, Masculine, Family, Living News
Peggy Drexler

Is your son in danger of becoming a mama's boy? That's the stereotype so many people associate with sons raised by women alone. And like most stereotypes, it simply doesn't hold up to reality.

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Ashley Judd: Please, Population Control is Not the Answer for Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Ashley Judd, Family Planning, Rape, Population Services International, Children, Midwives, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Kinshasa, Gold, Media, Ngo, Hague, Congo, Diamonds, War Crimes, USA Today, Forced Sterilization, Human Rights, Celebrity, Howard Wolpe, China, Depo-Provera, Eugene Serufuli, James Kabarebe, Rwanda, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Congo's economy is not undermined by "unregulated fertility" rates. Civil society has been destroyed by decades of war and over a hundred years of exploitation of Congo's wealth by international interests.

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Our Lost Children

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Criminals, Prison, Kids, Children Crime, Children, Juvenile Prisoners, Child Criminals, Living News
Diane Dimond

America seems okay with condemning children, many who were victimized first, to die in prison with absolutely no chance of ever having a full, free life. I'm not okay with that.

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