AltWeeklies Wire
Virginia Health Dept. Ad Riles the Rightnew
Campaign aimed at child sex abuse ticks off Rush Limbaugh, father advocates.
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
07-25-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
After-School Specialnew
Nonprofit tutoring organization accuses community development firm of racism.
The Portland Mercury |
Thomas Lundby |
07-19-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
You Need This Wooden Spoon Across Your Assnew
Rev. Mike Summers decided to take his spanking seminar public this spring to raise awareness about the dos and don'ts of striking your own children with hard objects.
The Pitch |
Burnt Ends |
06-26-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Philadelphia's Foster Carelessnew
Did culture wars quash a bill to protect children in placement?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
06-20-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Abusing the Helplessnew
Pilar Ladran's grandson stole her house to pay for prostitutes.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
06-20-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Family Ties That Bindnew
Taking care of elderly parents isn't a job for the weak.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
06-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Troubled Teens Find a Home at Lost and Foundnew
But now some very vocal residents are fighting the program -- and the kids who've made it home.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
06-13-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Oh, Baby Babynew
There's a lot of money to be made in adoptions -- Jennalee Ryan moved to Texas to continue doing that.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
06-11-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Mothers Under Siegenew
Some say the B.C. government has violated the human rights of single moms with its punitive social policies.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
06-08-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Girls Shackled, Abusednew
Staff at the Columbia Training School for troubled girls allegedly shackled eight girls, some for more than a week -- will this mean that Columbia, which is already under a federal consent decree, must finally close?
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
06-07-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
The Adoption Scamnew
Reaching Arms International claimed to specialize in placing European orphans, but prospective parents say they've been left heartbroken.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
05-23-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Vegan Couple's Fear of Obesity Was No Picnic for Their Kidsnew
Because of the good care they believed they were providing, the Parker's children were very healthy -- except for the seizures.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Safe Surrender Program Has Helped Save Dozen of Babies' Livesnew
The program operates under a simple premise of "no shame, no blame, no names," enabling new mothers who feel overwhelmed by the prospect of raising their child the chance to anonymously hand their babies over to firehouses, police stations and hospitals.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
05-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Should Hip Parents Worry Less About Being Hip and More About Being Parents?new
Are my only postnatal choices really either shoulder the yoke of maternal servitude and middlebrow stagnation, or cling embarrassingly to a narcissistic delusion that no runny-nosed kid's going to cramp my oh-so-downtown style?
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
05-01-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Support is Key to Foster Childrens' Transitionnew
Some foster parents offer support after their foster child has come of age, but many former youths in care have no such resource to turn to.
The Georgia Straight |
Rob McMahon |
04-27-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
