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In 2009, 197 Florida children died as a result of abuse or neglect. The following year, the number fell to 136 — a remarkable drop of 30 percent. Among kids whose family had a prior history of intervention by child-welfare workers, the ...
May 26, 2012 at 18:40 | Source: Miami Herald
Societies around the world recognize child literacy and elementary education as human rights. It’s actually guaranteed by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 24 of that Convention also guarantees the following: “States ...
May 24, 2012 at 23:29 | Source: San Francisco Gate
ASHBURNHAM — A longtime Boy Scout leader in central Massachusetts has been arrested on child pornography charges. Authorities say 75-year-old Joseph Cormier was arraigned in Winchendon District Court on Thursday and held on $25,000 bail on ...
May 25, 2012 at 11:17 | Source: Boston Herald
KARAWANG GIRANG, Indonesia May 24 (Reuters) - Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three people smokes.
May 24, 2012 at 07:22 | Source: Reuters
MIAMI — In one year, the number of Florida child abuse deaths dropped 30 percent, from 197 to 136, according to a tally by the state. The dip between 2009 and 2010 seems remarkable, but wasn't due to a massive campaign to prevent child abuse ...
May 27, 2012 at 01:42 | Source: Gainesville Sun
Gisele Bundchen is expecting her second child with husband Tom Brady according to reports. The supermodel and the New England Patriots quarterback already have a two-year-old son named Benjamin recently learned they'd be providing their child ...
May 25, 2012 at 15:42 | Source: AZCentral.com
There has been much discussion of late on how to determine if a child is ready for kindergarten. There are many different checklists. The school district will give you a “born by” date. Your pediatrician will talk about growth charts. A teacher might ...
May 26, 2012 at 05:04 | Source: Lincoln Journal Star
Miralax — an odorless, tasteless laxative — has become a go-to response for childhood constipation. For constipated children in excruciating pain, Dr. Tricia Jean Gold, a pediatrician in Brooklyn, has no problem recommending Miralax or a PEG ...
May 27, 2012 at 03:37 | Source: New York Times Blogs
In Vietnam, a family is distraught because their child was born alive, covered in blankets by the hospital, and left to die. In a twisted scenario where one bad decision led to even worse results, the parents had been convinced to abort their ...
May 25, 2012 at 00:54 | Source: LifeNews.com
A Rutherford County grand jury has indicted three men, and another faces charges, after authorities said they raped girls between the ages of 5 and 12. One of the suspects, John Olivieri, 44, of Polk Avenue near Murfreesboro, works as a ...
May 25, 2012 at 23:13 | Source: msnbc.com