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Colorado shooting: children and gun fatalitiesIn the wake of the Colorado shooting, a recent report from the Children's Defense Fund about child gun-related deaths and injuries seems particularly pertinent. Here are the facts.
Bullied bus monitor: Fundraising campaign closes at $700,000An online fundraising campaign for Karen Klein, a bus monitor who was bullied by four middle school students in June, has exceeded $700,000 with more than 30,000 individual contributions.
Colorado wildfires: Volunteers help families find belongingsSamaritan's Purse, an international relief organization, uses local volunteers in Colorado Springs to help families find their belongings in the aftermath of the Colorado wildfires.
Attachment parenting: It may cause more stress, less happinessA new study shows that attachment parenting can lead to moms reporting more stress and lower levels of happiness. Why might this parenting style be bad for mom?
‘Brave’: new Disney Princess Merida gets girly Mattel makeover'Brave,' Pixar's latest animated movie, stars its first female lead. Princess Merida is a strong, independent female character, who, like Katniss Everdeen in 'The Hunger Games,' is not concerned with her looks. So, why is Mattel marketing her as a stereotypical Disney princess?
Social media: Kids leverage online networks for civic engagementSocial media is a tool that enables kids to engage in issues they care about and bring about real change. Just ask Seventeen magazine and Universal Studios.
JonBenet Ramsey: Investigator still hopes for resolutionJonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year-old beauty queen, was found dead in 1996 but no one was convicted. James Kolar, the former district attorney who led the investigation, still hopes the case will be solved.
With rescued dog Albie, family learns to hold on to the leashAfter a couple of weeks with the Zheutlin family, Albie, a Yellow Lab-Golden Retriever mix, teaches them that they need to hold onto his leash – and how to deal with other dog owners at the dog pond.
Montana camp for adopted children operating without license, denies faultThe Ranch for Kids, a Montana home for troubled adopted children recently criticized by Russian officials, has been operating without a state license for the past two years, but the ranch owner denies any wrongdoing.
Spanking: For ostrich parents, the issue is black and whiteSome parents see spanking as a traditional punishment and think that parents who don't do it are pushovers. They are missing the balance of nurturing, yet structured parenting.
Marissa Mayer: Take longer maternity leave – for yourself and usAn open letter to Marissa Mayer: Congrats on the job as Yahoo's new CEO. But maybe reconsider your plan to take only a couple of weeks of maternity leave.
Alcohol and drugs: why parents should talk to their teenagersAlcohol and drugs pervade teen culture, so it's up to parents to set the right example and talk to their teenagers about its risks and consequences.
Marissa Mayer: Yahoo's new CEO reignites working mother debateMarissa Mayer, Yahoo's new CEO, starts the position during the sixth month of her pregnancy. Her announcement reignited the debate around working mothers and if they can 'have it all.'
Child abuse tied to housing crisis? New study finds linksA new study in the journal Pediatrics found that when an area's foreclosure rate increased, so did the rate of children admitted to hospitals with abuse-related injuries. Is the housing crisis to blame for a rise in severe child abuse?
Custody battle: Panel to standardize rights for military parentsA legal panel meets today to approve the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, a set of codes for states to adopt that will standardize custody rights for deployed military parents.
NYC bus driver catches girl who fell from third-story windowNYC bus driver Stephen St. Bernard was walking home when he saw a 7-year-old girl standing on an air-conditioning unit three stories up. The girl slipped but St. Bernard caught her in his arms.
Marissa Mayer: Yahoo's new CEO takes 'having it all' to new levelYahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, takes over the company after years of unsuccessful leaders. Hours after Yahoo announced her position, Mayer announced that she is pregnant with a baby boy due in October. 'Having it all' has taken on a new meaning.
Kids well-being report: improved health, but many live in povertyNational indicators for American children's well-being were released in a new report by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Progress was made in health areas, but children living in poverty is at its highest since 1994.
Your Baby Can Read company folds after high-cost complaintsYour Baby Can Read, a literacy program for infants, faced criticism from advocacy groups and a possible Federal Trade Commission investigation for making false and deceptive claims.
China adoption diary: Homeward where yours versus mine becomes oursPart 14 – China adoption diary: Homeward bound, Mom contemplates how parenting angst has turned slowly but surely to expectation for a future as an interracial, multi-lingual family in America.
