Why adults need to show a little respect ; Hat did children do to deserve...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  November 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Hat did children do to deserve the fear and loathing that...The perception is so widespread that children are being burdened with the irrationality...as it gains circulation. So it is that children playing in the street, mingling in a...

Yes on Proposition 3 to help children's hospitals

Oakland Tribune;  October 16, 2008 ;     421 words ......furnishing and equipping of the state's children's hospitals. With the economic downturn...should make an exception for Prop. 3. Children with life-threatening diseases need better...health of the economy. For thousands of children throughout the state, children's hospitals...

Floella slams 'dross' of children's TV programmes ; Former bbc TV Play...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  November 7, 2008 ;     321 words ......Benjamin has criticised the state of children's television - and said it should be...Exeter University chancellor said today's children were being exposed to "more and more...commercial broadcasters to reduce their children's output and commercial "sharks" for...

Internal family systems therapy for children in family therapy

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......implementation of Internal Family Systems Therapy for school-age children and their families. Relevant...developmental characteristics of children are described. Suggestions...of the model for use with children in therapy, neither a rationale...

Children to learn to deal with danger

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  November 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ......statistics are frightening. Thousands of children are abused or neglected every day and...safety education program that teaches children and parents how to deal with dangerous...everyday situations that take place in many children's lives on a daily basis," Witt said...

Don't abandon troubled youth ; Children's charity Barnardo's made history...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  December 2, 2008 ;     265 words ...Children's charity Barnardo's made history last week. We launched...advertisement, reinforcing the fact that we believe in children, no matter who they are, what they have done or what they...there is an unjustified and disturbing intolerance of children in the UK. A shocking poll Barnardo's commissioned ...

Campaign aims to spark debate on 'feral' children

The Northern Echo;  November 17, 2008 ;     334 words ......of adults in the region believe that children are beginning to behave like animals...feels like the "streets are infested with children", while just over half of those questioned thought that children were an increasing danger to each other...

'Has Santa run out of money?' In hard times, even our children have to cut...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  November 30, 2008 ;     692 words ......present wish-list drawn up by my four children, aged two to 12: a Baby Born with Magic...year we all have to say no and, for many children, it will come as a shock. We parents...have always tried not to spoil their children. "People always say to me: 'The children...

2008 CHILDREN'S SCORECARD: FALTERING ECONOMY IMPACTING CHILDREN AND...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 24, 2008 ;     485 words ......Supervisor Don Knabe, Chair of the Children's Council of Los Angeles County, announced the findings of the 2008 Children's ScoreCard at a press conference...data - highlights the condition of children and families in a number of areas...

Toys"R"Us Children's Fund Donates $500,000 to Save the Children To Support...

U.S. Newswire;  September 23, 2008 ;     624 words ......PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to keep children safe and help them in times of need, the Toys"R"Us Children's Fund today announced a $500,000 donation to help Save the Children expand its work on behalf of children and infants impacted...

Children bereaved by cancer 'lack support'.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 1, 2008 ;     437 words ...CHILDREN who lose a parent to cancer are falling through the gaps...investigating what services are currently available for children in Wales. It hopes to set up its own dedicated holistic bereavement service for children to fill the gaps. Although there are some specialist services...

Pushy middle-class parents heap pressure on children

Scotland on Sunday;  November 2, 2008 ;     327 words ...CHILDREN from middle-class families are more likely to feel pressurised because they are pushed by...according to a poll of 4,000 parents. The study, carried out for the Government's Department for Children, Schools and Families, found that 40 per cent of children felt "very pushed" to succeed academically ...

Authority slammed over children at risk

The Scotsman;  November 14, 2008 ;     345 words ......designed to protect the most vulnerable children at risk in the city. The authority has...scathing criticism in a damning report on children's services in the city by the government...investigation. The inspectorate's report found: * Children were often left in high-risk situations...

America Ferrera Joins Save the Children to Promote Global Education

U.S. Newswire;  September 26, 2008 ;     373 words ......wchristian@savechildren.org, both of Save the Children WESTPORT, Conn., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire...popular series Ugly Betty, is Save the Children's newest Artist Ambassador. In her new...champion the importance of education for children in marginalized communities in developing...

Down the Road: An eight-year hospital study reveals children are better...

Oakland Tribune;  October 31, 2008 ;     636 words ......eight-year period -- of what happens to children in car crashes offers some optimistic...which began in 1997, was done by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as part of...goal of the study was to see how well children were protected in real-world crashes...