Prison Crowding Makes States Look to Rehabilitation
Supporters of the new legislation estimate that the
$4.4 million investment will help the state put off new prison construction until 2016, rather than 2009 as estimated by officials. Texas: Texas, which is second to California in …
The view: Children in need
By Danny Leigh
The Kids in Mind site, designed to help parents choose films for children, has a knack of getting to the heart of the sordid matter.
“Teach Your Children Well”….Or Else!
By Paul Horwitz
Estimates indicate that well over a million children are currently being homeschooled. Although homeschoolers are a diverse
group, the homeschooling movement has come to be defined and dominated
by its fundamentalist Christian majority…
Sanders wants guaranteed health care for all children
BurlingtonFreePress.com -Burlington,VT,USA
“We should not be proud that we are providing hundreds and hundreds of
billions of tax breaks to people that don’t need it and we have 9.5
million children…
Media can and should do more to protect children
Kingman Daily Miner – Kingman,AZ,USA
I don’t have children of my own, so I can’t begin
to understand the pain that the young family must be going through over
the abduction of their daughter…
Study: Children Often Meeting Online Friends
ShortNews.com – Regensburg,Germany
A study by the Web security firm Garlik has found that 20 per cent of children aged betwee 8-15 years often meet up with friends they met on the Internet…
Prisons’ budget to trump colleges
San Francisco Chronicle
No other big state spends as much to incarcerate compared with higher education funding…
Let Children Be Children
By Judy Rabin(Jim Horn)
Because of the rigors and threats of No Child Left Behind, schools are desperate to increase their scores. As the
requirements become more stringent, we have completely lost sight of the
children taking these tests…
Fish, vegetables cut asthma in children
Economic Times – India
12 Sep, 2007, 1724 hrs IST, PTI LONDON: Children who eat a diet of fish and fruity vegetables like tomatoes and aubergines everyday are less likely to …
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Over 80000 Somali Children Suffer From Malnutrition, 14000 at Risk …
Voice of America – USA
By Joe De Capua In parts of Somalia once considered the breadbasket of the country, thousands of children are reported to be at risk of dying from …
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Children know best once you’ve put the right food in front of them
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
CHILDREN as young as six months should decide when and how much they eat and their parents should not insist they finish everything on their plate, …
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Highlights of the latest census data
Globe and Mail – Canada
A record one in four Canadian families with children is headed by a lone parent as the nuclear family spirals into a dramatic decline. …
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Shy children at risk of adult depression: expert
CTV.ca – Canada
Children who suffer from persistent extreme shyness in school may never recover and suffer from problems in adulthood as a result, according to a psychology …
Prison Crowding Makes States Look to Rehabilitation
Supporters of the new legislation estimate that the $4.4 million investment will help the state put off new prison construction until 2016, rather than 2009 as estimated by officials. Texas: Texas, which is second to California in …
The view: Children in need
By Danny Leigh
The Kids in Mind site, designed to help parents choose films for children, has a knack of getting to the heart of the sordid matter.
“Teach Your Children Well”….Or Else!
By Paul Horwitz
Estimates indicate that well over a million children are currently being homeschooled. Although homeschoolers are a diverse group, the homeschooling movement has come to be defined and dominated by its fundamentalist Christian majority…
Sanders wants guaranteed health care for all children
BurlingtonFreePress.com -Burlington,VT,USA
“We should not be proud that we are providing hundreds and hundreds of billions of tax breaks to people that don’t need it and we have 9.5 million children…
Media can and should do more to protect children
Kingman Daily Miner – Kingman,AZ,USA
I don’t have children of my own, so I can’t begin to understand the pain that the young family must be going through over the abduction of their daughter…
Study: Children Often Meeting Online Friends
ShortNews.com – Regensburg,Germany
A study by the Web security firm Garlik has found that 20 per cent of children aged betwee 8-15 years often meet up with friends they met on the Internet…
Prisons’ budget to trump colleges
San Francisco Chronicle
No other big state spends as much to incarcerate compared with higher education funding…
Let Children Be Children
By Judy Rabin(Jim Horn)
Because of the rigors and threats of No Child Left Behind, schools are desperate to increase their scores. As the requirements become more stringent, we have completely lost sight of the children taking these tests…
Inmates at Chowchilla women’s prison are reunited with their children Mother’s Day. Click here for information
Ghana: Female Prisoners With Their Children in Prison – The Human …
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
It is also important that relatives and caregivers who are responsible for taking care of the children of female prisoners be encouraged and motivated with …
