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Excerpt: Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

Excerpted from FAR FROM THE TREE: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. Copyright © 2012 by Andrew Solomon.  Excerpted with permission...

Fate of Low-Income Children Teeters on ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Advocates Warn

Already reeling from budget cuts over the last 10 years, federal programs affecting children are bracing for another $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending...

Healing Words: Creative Writing Programs as Therapy for Kids in Detention

ANNISTON, Ala. — Mercy Pilkington’s classroom (pictured left), at first glance, seems like any other in the nation’s public school system. Novels...

Promotion of Cultural Identity Key in Servicing Hispanic Young People, Report Says

In a recent report, The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute (NLFFI) announced that it will be expanding its La Cultura Cura...

Autism Subcommittee Making Final Edits for Strategic Plan

Tuesday, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s (IACC) Subcommittee for Services Research and Policy held a teleconference to address several alterations to the...

Rock Legend Speaks Out for Teens With Cancer

Sarah Sterner did not want clowns with ukuleles in her hospital room.  Sterner, a high-school sophomore at the time, was diagnosed with...

Pew Survey Finds Most Parents Have Fears About Teen Internet Use, But Few Are Taking Steps To Insure Children’s Online Privacy

A new survey released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that a majority of parents have concerns...

Google Users to Receive AMBER Alerts

Users of Google Maps and Google Search can now see government alerts on their mobile phones or computers when a child goes...

Young Americans Earning Four-Year Degrees, Graduating High School in Record Numbers

More young adults than ever are graduating from high school, attending college and obtaining bachelor’s degrees, says the Pew Research Center.  According...

Michigan Court Says U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Outlawing Juvenile LWOP Doesn’t “Retroactively” Apply to State’s Current Prisoners

Last, week a Michigan appeals court ruled that the decision in Alabama v. Miller — in which the Supreme Court of the United...

Legislation Needed to Deter Young People From Using Hookah, Says CDC

A recent report in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) journal Preventing Chronic Disease finds that almost one-fifth of the nation’s 12th-graders...

First Lady: Youth Arts Programs Critical in Shaping Character

First lady Michelle Obama praised youth programs organizers at an awards ceremony Monday, saying arts and humanities programs encourage young people to...

One-in-20 Middle and High School Students Uses Steroids, Says New Study

A new study published in Pediatrics finds that almost six percent of the nation’s boys, and roughly 4.6 of the nation’s girls,...

Experts Offer Advice on Building Successful Youth Credentialing Programs

The federal Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S Employment and Training Administration (ETA) held a live online chat Nov. 15 to...

Discriminatory Treatment of Disabled Parents Widespread, Report Says

The figures in a September National Council on Disability (NCD) report indicate that certain services, including some child welfare agencies, are displaying...

National Report Says Teen Neurology Should Shape Juvenile Justice Reform Efforts

A new report from the National Research Council suggests that juvenile justice reform efforts should be grounded in the emerging understanding of adolescent development. “Reforming...

Fast Food Add 300 Calories to Kids’ Daily Diets, Study Says

Young people who eat fast food consume 300 more calories per meal than if they’d eaten homemade meals, a new study recently...

Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children

By Choice, Not by Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools?