Kids

Notes on Where Some of the Money Went

Roderick Spencer | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Wall Street., Respectability, Kids, Humor, Football, Financial Crisis, Celebrity, US Economy, Living News
Roderick Spencer

The thick, gaudy bubble of privilege has so distorted the view of some, that no amount of control, comfort, security, and entitlement seems enough. My wish for them, in the New Year, is a heaping helping of real-life anxiety.

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Barack Obama, "These Kids" and Charter Public Schools

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Test Scores, Illinois Network of Charter Schools, Education, Charter Public Schools, Chicago, Kids, Charter Schools, Green Dot, Obama, Teachers, Barack Obama, Incs, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

Barack Obama, in a pre-election speech, told the story of a teacher he encountered who complained of a "these kids" syndrome - the tendency to explain...

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Encourage Your Kids to Ditch a Few Days of School and Become the Next Bill Gates

Chloe Spencer | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Billionaires, Entrepreneurship, Kids, Conferences, Parents, Business News
Chloe Spencer

Turn your kid into an entrepreneur. Teach him or her about the value of passive income and of building assets--much more valuable than what the average school is teaching.

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18,000 in California Kicked to the Curb

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Issues, Kids, LGBT Rights, Parenting, Marriage Equality, CA Prop 8, LGBT Families, Safety for Families, Civil Rights, Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Sara Whitman

In California, 18,000 couples have no idea what they are. Some have kids, some don't.

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Peaceful Revolution: The Momonomics of Healthcare for Kids

Donna Norton | Posted 11.11.2008 | Living

Read More: momsrising.org, Kids, Health, A Peaceful Revolution, Kids Health Care, Health Care, Momsrising, Healthcare, Living News
Donna Norton

When children have gaps in coverage and do not get timely preventive care, they often end up requiring more expensive health care, such as hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

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Out of Line: 270

Mort Gerberg | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cartoons, Cartoon, School, Kids, Humor, 270, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Mort Gerberg

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Voters R Us: Kids Hit The Polls (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Slideshow, November 4th, Kids, Election Day, Voting Polls, Voting Machines, Toddlers, Kids That Vote, Kids at Polls, Voting, Home News
Rebecca Shapiro

For kids, Election Day offers something even more exciting than candy and toy stores: tiny, secretive areas where they get to push buttons for a stick...

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Kids Play Stock Market, Learn Not To Want Stocks: "I Asked For a Parakeet Instead"

Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER LEVITZ | Posted 10.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Kids Stock Market Game, Finance, Stocks, Kids, Learning About Stocks, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Kids and Stocks, Kids Stocks Game, Business News

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Michael Ashworth slumped by his computer, weary from another rough day in the stock market. All his favorite picks -- Domino's Piz...

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What's Making Our Kids Sick?

Sloan Barnett | Posted 10.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Kids, Health, Green News
Sloan Barnett

One leading researcher and pediatrician states flatly: "We are conducting a vast toxicological experiment, in which our children, and our children's children, are the experimental subjects."

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Some Halloween Costumes Are Inappropriate for Kids, But Hollywood Didn't Get the Memo

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Halloween, Parenting, Halloween Movies, Parenting Tips, Halloween Costumes, Kids, Parenting Advice, Health, Happiness, Entertainment News
Joel Schwartzberg

A while back, my kids and I attended my town's annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest. I was the Cat in the Hat, my son was Sam I Am, and my girl...

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HIV Scare at St. Louis High School

Abigail Jones | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Jamie Lynn Spears, Teen Sex Education, Cdc, St. Louis, Teenage Sex, Hiv, Sex Education, Teenagers, HIV/AIDS, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Health Scares, Normandy High School, Kids, Sex...With Mom and Dad, Health, Teens, Abstinence Education, High School, Gossip Girl, Bristol Palin, Troubled Teens, Living News
Abigail Jones

Normandy High School officials should have come out strongly, advocating openness, pushing sex education, and acknowledging the problems and pressures of teenage life.

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Pint Size Pundits

Melina Bellows | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Geographic Kids, John McCain, Children, Kids, Sarah Palin, Tweens, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics News
Melina Bellows

As the election is reaching fever pitch, it turns out that the newest constituents adding to the din are tweens.

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These Kids Can't Vote, But You Can!

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: November Election, Vote, Youth Vote, Kids, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

Young people, take it from Romilly and Gideon... get out there November 4th and make history. It's time to change America.

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Here Comes Hallowe'en

Donna Fish | Posted 10.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Candy, Food, Halloween, Childhood Nutrition, Kids, Overeating, Health, Style News
Donna Fish

Question foremost on parents' minds, (or that they pose to me) when Hallowe'en comes, is: "How do you manage the candy?" I thought of this the other ...

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Stock Market Lessons from Sesame Street: "I Love Cash"-The Song

Lenore Skenazy | Posted 10.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Television, Sesame Street, Wall Street Crisis, Children, Kids, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Entertainment News
Lenore Skenazy

Only Oscar the Grouch seems to have escaped the current crisis unscathed, for reasons that are, in retrospect, obvious: He avoided the real estate bubble by residing in a garbage can.

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Insomnia, Drug Abuse and Kids

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Insomnia, Depression, Drug Abuse, Digital Devices, Kids, Children, Sleep Disorders, Health, Teens, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

It's not something you like to hear about, but a recent study that you can read about here suggests that adolescents who suffer from insomnia have a h...

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The Truth About Financial Stress... With Your Kids

Keith Ablow | Posted 10.07.2008 | Living

Read More: American Families, Money, Children, Financial Stress, Economy, Keith Ablow, Kids, Family, Living News
Keith Ablow

Talk to your kids about what's happening with the economy; it can keep them from feeling an exaggerated sense of fear or personal responsibility to keep themselves and other family members safe.

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Desperate Housewives, Desperate Measurements

Donna Fish | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Childhood Exercise, Kids, Kids' Health, Home News
Donna Fish

Anyone out there catch the latest installment of this show? Okay, I confess, my Sunday night t.v. watching is all comfort food. Yummy, cozy, silly...

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Service-Oriented Organizations Help Families Facing HIV/AIDS

Melody Serafino | Posted 09.25.2008 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Charity, Children, Kids, Families, Living News
Melody Serafino

It's time to get past the fear of talking about AIDS because no one is immune.

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Healthcare for a More Caring Population

Ann Packer | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Children's Health, Kids, Healthcare, Health, Politics News
Ann Packer

Your teenage son's access to condoms is my teenage daughter's ability to remain a child for as long as she needs.

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Obesity: Fighting the Epidemic

Philip Howard | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Obesity, Kids, Health, Childhood Obesity, Overweight, Living News
Philip Howard

Almost 80 million Americans have obesity-related diseases -- resulting annually in over 86,000 foot or leg amputations.

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John McCain is America's Crazy Uncle

Pete Cenedella | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Crazy, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Children, Children and Policy, Obama, Mccain, Kids and Politics, 2008 Election, Sasha Obama, Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Kids, Kids and Guns, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

Most American families have a funny old uncle. Someone who is amusing and affable from a distance, but with whom you never ever talk politics, especia...

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War and Politics at the Age Four and 11/12ths

Pete Cenedella | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Politics, Children, Kids, Hillary, Iraq War, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

Today, I want to look fondly back at a moment before the bruising ugliness of this general election; indeed, a moment before even the tensions between...

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Do Your Kids Have High Blood Pressure? Check Their Sleep

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 08.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Sleep Deprivation, Kids, Health, Sleep, Teens, Teenagers, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Bottom line: if your healthy kid is getting poor sleep, he or she is at risk for elevated blood pressure.

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Suburbia's Dirty Little Secret

Lauren Cahn | Posted 08.26.2008 | Living

Read More: No Idling, Driving, Idling, Suburbia, Kids, Cars, Chauffeur, Parenting, Carpool, Dirty Little Secret, Happiness, Back to School, Suvs, Living News
Lauren Cahn

We moms find ourselves racing out of meetings, tearing off our tennis outfits, throwing down the great American novel we were writing. Mom is gone. In her place: The Chauffeur.

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