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Of Bricks And Boomerangs: Social Worker's Tuitions And California's Prisons

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Government, California, Ucb, Children, UC Regents, Prison, Ucla, Jerry Brown, Daniel Heimpel, Karen Bass, Foster Care, Economy, The Giving Life, Living News
Daniel Heimpel

To save money the UC System was about to raise undergraduate tuition by 32 percent, in addition to hiking fees for professional degrees.

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This Thanksgiving Remember the Immigrant, Pilgrim

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christians, Households, Family, Children, Holidays, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Community, United States, Immigration System, Immigration, Families, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, America, Deportation, Government, Immigrant, Parent, Immigration Reform, Wife, Christian, Faith, Citizen, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The broken nature of America's immigration system is deeply felt during the holidays by millions in the United States who long to be reunited with their loved ones.

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More Than Half Of Teachers Report Buying Hungry Students Food With Their Own Money

Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact

Read More: Hungry Children, Hunger, Children, Share Our Strength, Share Our Strength Teachers Report, Impact News

We often hear about U.S. teachers being paid poorly for all the work they do to educate children. But did you know that 63 percent of teachers report ...

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Giving Thanks

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Tom Matlack, Children, The Good Men Project, Fathers, Thanksgiving, Living News
Tom Matlack

At the Good Men Foundation, we have begun taking our message of manhood to the streets. Here I want to talk about the effect the absence of a father can have on children.

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Adopting A New Attitude

Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Adopted Children, Children, Adoption, Living News
Peggy Drexler

They used to tell adopted children that they were special because they'd been chosen. I've told my adopted child that I don't believe that. Neither adoption nor birth conveys status to a child.

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Childhood Abuse 'Speeds Up Body's Aging Process'

BBC News | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Abuse, Children, Health, Raising Children, Parenting, Emotional Abuse, Children's Health, Parenting Advice, Physical Abuse, Living News

Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's aging process, US research suggests....

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The Growing Backlash Against Over-Parenting

TIME | Nancy Gibbs Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Raising Children, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Children's Health, Children, Parenting Advice, Living News

We were so obsessed with our kids' success that parenting turned into a form of product development. ...

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Expanding Opportunity And Hope For Children In America

Nahal Zamani | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corporal Punishment, Aclu, Life-Without-Parole, Education, Un, Children, Politics News
Nahal Zamani

Friday, November 20, marked the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most comprehensive treaty on children's rights.

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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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