Children

How Much Television is Too Much? Science Weighs In

Todd Kashdan | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Todd Kashdan

Let's move beyond the silly argument of how much television people should watch. If you are a parent, the amount of TV your children watch should not be another area for you to stress about.

Once Upon A Time: Silly Is For Survivors

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Olivia Rosewood

Could it be that some parents deprive their children of silly stories mistakenly believing that silly is counterproductive? Could they believe that the world is a harsh place with no room for laughter and goofiness?

Where the Wild Things Really Are

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living


Darell Hammond

In addition to great fun, outdoor play gives children the physical activity their growing bodies need, as well as the interaction that will help them to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills.

It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business


Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

Carmen Huertas: Mom Was Legally Drunk In Car Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old Girl, Injured 6, Say Cops

nydailynews.com | By Sarah Armaghan and Jonathan Lemire | Posted 10.11.2009 | New York


A car packed with young girls bound for a slumber party lost control and flipped over several times on the Henry Hudson Pkwy. early Sunday - and the m...

Congo Spurns Burundi Refugees at Border

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.10.2009 | World


Georgianne Nienaber

Frustration in the face of this humanitarian tragedy is understandable. Where is SOS Hillary Clinton in the face of this, especially after her courageous meetings with Congolese President Joseph Kabila?

Another Look at Radiation

Helene Pavlov | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


Helene Pavlov

Your imaging provider is most likely taking the necessary steps to ensure your safety, but it never hurts to inquire.

True Confessions of a Gourmand

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 10.08.2009 | Style


Charlotte Safavi

Gourmet is the latest glossy to fall victim to declines in readership and ad revenue. I can't explain this. I can only explain why Gourmet's circulation stood at 977,000 and not 977,001.

The Privatization of Our Children

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Daniel Heimpel

The question must be floated: can we as a society be engaged in privatizing our children?

The Dubnoff Center Continues To Help Kids While California Continues To Cut Funds

Terry Gardner | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact


Terry Gardner

The Dubnoff Center For Child Development plans to host its 7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in hopes of offsetting the massive California budget cuts that have stripped our educational institutions bare.

Are We Playing Russian Roulette With Our Children?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Robyn O'Brien

Today, health care spending represents 17% of our GDP, but perhaps it is time that we view our children as more than just a sales channel for Big Pharma's money making medicine.

Even After Boy's Death, States Say Children Are Not Getting Medicaid Dental Care

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Two years after a 12-year-old Maryland boy died from an untreated tooth infection, low-income kids continue to face barriers to den...

Once Upon a Time

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Olivia Rosewood

How much do the stories children hear influence who they become and how they think as adults? As a parent, I couldn't help but wonder.

Is It Time For The "Mommy Lobby" Or A "Time Out" For Lobbyists?

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Robyn O'Brien

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in 2009, the Agribusiness Industry has spent a total of 1,071 lobbyists who have spent $69,077,420 on lobbying efforts in 2009 to date.

Nancy Daly, Philanthropist and Children's Activist, Dies at 68

Causecast | Karen Murphy | Posted 10.05.2009 | Impact


Nancy MacNeil Daly Riordan, longtime philanthropist and estranged wife of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, has died of pancreatic cancer at a...

Learn to Help Children Without Psychiatric Drugs

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living


Dr. Peter Breggin

Learn how psychiatric diagnoses disempower children and mislead their parents and teachers. Learn how psychiatric drugs retard the development of children, cause serious adverse effects.

The Body Shop: Stop Sex Trafficking of Children Campaign (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact


The Body Shop is a cosmetics company with a conscience, known for naturally-derived products and an emphasis on ethical business practices. Its founde...

Colorado Counties Reject Department Of Human Services' Recommendation To Increase State Control

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver


DENVER (AP)- Colorado counties say they will fight any attempt by the state to take over social services following the deaths of several children. Th...

Attention Parents With an Autistic Child: Is a Sleep Clinic in Order?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

Nothing could be more challenging, exhausting and rewarding than raising an autistic child. One of the most commonly experienced problems, however, is trouble sleeping.

Intolerable Cruelty: Our Sick Children's Indebted Future

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


Robyn O'Brien

In 1946, Harry Truman said, "A nation is only as healthy as its children." What have we done to ours?

Kids on Kitchen Patrol

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


Charlotte Safavi

Boys and men need to do more housework. Despite the sexual revolution, the traditional division of labor-at-home remains firmly entrenched in our society.

Judge To Decide If 9-Year-Old Liberian Refugee Will Stand Trial In Arizona Rape

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home


PHOENIX (AP)-- A 9-year-old boy charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl sobbed in court Monday as his teacher testified that he rarely...

A Plea for Peace from Afghanistan

Robert Koehler | Posted 11.28.2009 | World


Robert Koehler

This talk was delivered on Sept. 25, in Band-e Amir, Afghanistan's first national park, in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Central Afghanistan, Bamiyan Pr...

More Than Half Million Kids React Badly To Drugs

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living


CHICAGO — More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treat...

The Female Belly: Hated Into Stillness

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

Part of what sets these dancers in high relief is their unbelievable control and flexibility, but the other, major portion of their grace is how much they so obviously love their womanly bodies and, by extension, their female selves.