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One Possible Answer to "Where Do Babies Come From?"

Daniel Cubias | Posted 02.08.2010 | Living

Read More: Latinos, Cookies, Children, Romance, Valentine's Day, Baking, Skin Color, Hispanics, Race, Babies, Creation Stories, Racial Matters, Childbirth, Living News

Valentine's Day is on a weekend this year, which means that couples have more free time to indulge in what we euphemistically call romance. As such, p...

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Ending Poverty through Education

Michael Laracy | Posted 02.08.2010 | Living

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Jeffrey Sachs, Children, Politics, Education, Spotlight on Poverty, Washington DC, Education Policy, Child Poverty, Schools, Families, Education Reform, Poverty, Political News, Living News

Washington, DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee just penned the following commentary, which originally appeared at Spotlight on Poverty and Opp...

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Michelle Obama's Childhood Obesity Controversy

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 02.08.2010 | Living

Read More: Mindful Eating, Michelle Obama Childhood Obesity, Children, Dieting, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Living News

While her heart is in the right place, Michelle may not have considered or been familiar with the delicate balance between preventing obesity and triggering eating disorders.

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Nurture Shock: How Praise, Protection And PBS Are Ruining Our Kids

Kari Henley | Posted 02.05.2010 | Living

Read More: Children, Bullying, Featured Contributor, Praise, Kari Henley, Nurturing, Nutruteshock, Parenting, Aggression, Parenting Trends, Living News

Essentially, the take-away is that parents today are treating their kids as if they are mini-adults, when, in fact, they require vastly different tools and parameters to grow up.

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A Wii Bit Incompetent

Patrick Boyle | Posted 02.06.2010 | Technology

Read More: Wii, Playstation, Dad, Dads, Play, Kids, Children, Fatherhood, Father, Technology, Video Games, Technology News

My children are technologically super-skilled, leaving me in the dust. How could this be happening?

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Colts or Saints? Either Way, Winning Outcome for Children in Need

World Vision | Posted 02.05.2010 | Sports

Read More: Superbowl, Children, Haiti, Haiti Relief, World Vision, Nfl Apparel, Sports News

World Vision, the humanitarian organization which annually receives all donated, post-season apparel from the NFL and its partners, will this year send Super Bowl game-day clothing to Haiti, followed by larger quantities in the coming months.

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World Vision Haiti Quake Response Update

World Vision | Posted 02.05.2010 | World

Read More: Food, Women, Quake, Children, Haiti, World Vision International, Hurricane Relief, World News

World Vision and other aid groups are conducting programs to meet basic needs beyond the life-saving focus of the initial disaster response.

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The Sunny Side of This Weekend's Snow Storm

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 02.04.2010 | Living

Get your cubs out of hibernation and into the happy, healing sun this weekend with these cool snow day activities.

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Cut the Deficit -- Cut Military Spending

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: Small Business, President Obama, Children, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Economy, State, Ronald Reagan, National, Employment, Domestic Priority, Priorities, Poor, Tax Credit, Military Budget, Unemployment, Defense Contractors, Housing, Tanf, Security, Secretary of Defense, Sword, Tax Credits, Attack, Sacred Cow, Veterans, Education, Workers, Trillion, Biblical, Deficit Spending, Domestic Spending, Recession, Barney Frank, Bob Greenstein, Faith Community, Military, Afghanistan, Operating Budget, Military Spending, Job Creation, Politics News

To reduce a $1.6 trillion shortfall in the 2011 budget, we should cut the contracts of private defense contractors who serve their own profits.

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Obama's Call for Civility Amid Prayer Breakfast Controversy

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: President, President Obama, Civil, Speech, Prophetic, Henry Kissinger, Civil Debate, Children, Bono, Christian Leader, Prayer, Legislation, America, The Fellowship, Marriage, Abortion, Values, Vietnam War, Civility, Lesbians, Christian Leaders, Uganda, Political Discourse, Earthquake, United States, Homosexuals, The Family, Controversy, Gay Marriage, National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton, Gays, Discourse, Rhetoric, Politics News

President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, with a plea for civility in our political discourse. He spoke specifically about the response to the recent earthquake in Haiti.

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Good Intentions: Not Good Enough for Haiti's Children

World Vision | Posted 02.04.2010 | World

Read More: Port-Au-Prince, World Vision, Haiti Earthquake, Children, Haiti, World News

When the earth split and plunged Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas into chaos, it did not just destroy lives, businesses, and buildings. It split families apart and left many children alone and vulnerable.

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Surviving Travel With Food Allergies

Elizabeth Gordon | Posted 02.04.2010 | Living

Read More: Travel, Children, Food Allergies, Nut- Allergies, Parenting, Gluten, Peanut Allergies, Egg Allergy, Epi-Pen, Celiac, Anti-Histamines, Living News

I'm all for traveling. Or at least I was before I was diagnosed with food allergies. I have devised a plan to help you travel safely and reaction-free no matter where your adventures take you.

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SELLING CHILDREN IN AMERICA PART II

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 02.04.2010 | Politics

At long last a step in the right direction! With the heart wrenching crisis in Haiti reaching its apex and human atrocities being plastered across eve...

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A Festival of Peace

Robert Koehler | Posted 02.04.2010 | Chicago

Read More: Film Festival, Filmmakers, Homelessness, Peace on Earth, Children, Chicago, Chicago News

The Peace on Earth Film Festival in Chicago is free of charge, and features a joyful diversity of films from all over the world, united thematically under the rubric of "peace." But what is peace?

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Saudi girl withdraws petition to divorce 80-year-old

Meedan | Posted 02.03.2010 | Home

Read More: Saudi Women, Islam, Marriage, Women's Rights, Women, Child Abuse, Children, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Sharia, Home News

The girl at the center of a child marriage dispute in Saudi Arabia has unexpectedly withdrawn her petition for divorce. The 12-year-old told the cour...

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Maggie Gallagher Commits 'Sin of Omission' To Make Case Against Marriage Equality

Alvin McEwen | Posted 02.03.2010 | Politics

Read More: Children, Maggie Gallagher, Same-Sex Marriage, David Boise, Ted Olsen, National Organization for Marriage, Nom, Westat, Politics News

How can a study which never even looked at same-sex marriage or parenting be used to criticize these concepts?

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Parenting Advice: Tapping the Power of Scents to Enhance Learning

Margaret Hyde | Posted 02.03.2010 | Living

Read More: Aromatherapy, Early Childhood Education, Parenting, Essential Oils, Children's Books, Children, Parenting Advice, Living News

With our sense of smell's clear and immediate link to the brain, our noses can lead the way to focus and lasting memories.

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How to Raise Happy Kids

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 02.02.2010 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Children, Gratitude, Praise, Parenting Tips, Child Psychology, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Living News

Research shows that people typically pursue happiness in ways that don't make them happy.

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Aid Plan for Haiti Must Focus on the Children

World Vision | Posted 02.02.2010 | Impact

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Aid, Children, Ngo, World Vision, Impact News

"Children," said World Vision's Sian Platt, "aren't just the future of Haiti, they are Haiti now -- and any plan for a recovery must put them at the heart of the recovery."

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Things My Developmentally Disabled Daughter Has Taught Me About Life...

Ruth Akers | Posted 02.02.2010 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Parenting, Kids, Children, Parenthood, Family, Living News

Dance in the bus line, dance with your baby doll, dance when you watch TV, dance for the company, dance when you're happy, dance when you're angry, dance in the cart when your mom tells you to sit down...

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Race to the Top? Part I

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 02.01.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Stress, No Child Left Behind, Education, Children, Suicide, Sat, Gpa, Adderall, School, Entertainment News

Bookended by a story about a girl who committed suicide after failing a math test, the film Race to Nowhere shows the price young people are paying for hanging on the runaway train of academic overachievement.

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This Year, a Socially Responsible Valentine's Day

Julianne Moore | Posted 02.01.2010 | Impact

Read More: Valentine's Day, Childhood Poverty, Poverty, Julianne Moore, Save the Children, Children, Impact News

Save the Children has a way to make this year's Valentine's Day about something even bigger and more important for our kids: learning to help each other. When kids help kids, we ensure a brighter future for all.

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Long Before Earthquake Destruction in Haiti, A Drinking Water Crisis

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 02.01.2010 | World

Read More: Purification, Dirty, International Action, Children, Knight Foundation, Malaria, Knight Center for International Media, Unhealthy, Corroded, Springs, Clean, Drilling, Lack, World Health Organization, Water-Borne, Miami, Uganda, Kampala, Die, Dysentery, Pan American Health Organization, Earthquake, Drinking, Haiti, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Port-Au-Prince, Diarrhea, Water, Well, Cholera, Crisis, Typhoid, Diseases, Bacteria, World News

As the rebuilding of Haiti gets underway, billions of dollars are going to be spent. Some of those dollars, perhaps a billion or more, should be dedicated to cleaning up the country's drinking water.

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Mr. President, Protect the Rights of Children

J. Richard Cohen | Posted 01.28.2010 | Politics

Read More: Juvenile Justice, Education Reform, Southern Poverty Law Center, Children's Rights, Children, Civil Rights, US Justice Department, Politics News

I'd like to remind the president of one area that often gets overlooked - the responsibility to protect the rights of our most vulnerable children.

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Parenting Advice: Is Sleep the Most Important Happiness Habit?

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 01.28.2010 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Children, Happiness, Sleep, Living News

Kids need a lot of sleep to be happy. Unfortunately, studies show that kids are getting significantly less sleep per night than they did in previous generations. This is of no small consequence.

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