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When There’s Nowhere for Your Children to Be Safe
The near-impossible challenge of parenting an adult with severe mental illness.The New York Times - Top stories -
Children's Books: Visiting Earth, Channeling Aesop
Reviews of ‘The Spaceman,’ ‘Orris and Timble: The Beginning,’ ‘Colossal Words for Kids’ and ‘Growing Up Under a Red Flag.’The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘Our children’s schools were bombed’: the Eurovision stars fighting to rebuild Ukraine
Former teacher alyona alyona and singing partner Jerry Heil are favourites at this year’s contest – and they’re using their rousing song Teresa & Maria to help children who have lost their childhood. ‘When you know how a country sounds,” says ...The Guardian - World - Ukraine -
18 senators push to fund immigration court children's docket
U.S. immigration courts are moving toward more child-appropriate procedures, but funding could determine whether those procedures will effectively protect minors in immigration proceedings. A group of 18 senators led by Sens. Michael Bennet ...The Hill - Politics -
Bill aims to ban potentially hazardous water beads sold as children's toys
At 10 months old, Esther Jo Bethard died after swallowing a stray water bead — a tiny, absorbent sphere that can grow inside the body and cause life-threatening injuries.NBC News - Top stories -
To Keep Children Safe, We Still Need More Foster Care, Not Less
We need to rethink the policy of preserving families, seemingly at all costs.The New York Times - Top stories -
Bipartisan bill aims to ban the sale of water beads as children’s toys
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate aims to ban the sale of water beads marketed as children’s toys after reports of the product’s hazards raise alarms. The bill is named “Esther’s Law” after 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard died after ...The Hill - Politics -
Mother on a mission to provide support to fellow parents of children with Down Syndrome
Carissa Carroll's son Jack was born with Down Syndrome in 2013. So, when Jack turned 1, she founded Jack's Basket, a group that delivers supplies and information to parents newly coping with a Down Syndrome diagnosis.CBS News - Top stories -
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The woman helping families find where their stillborn children are buried
Gina Jacobs, from the Wirral, is calling for the government to apologise to parents of stillborn babies. Until the 1980s and 1990s, bereaved parents of stillborn children were kept in the dark by doctors and midwives over the fate of their lost ...The Guardian - World -
Ros Atkins on... How different countries protect children online
BBC Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at what what is being done to prevent minors seeing harmful content.BBC News - Top stories -
Michael Gove admits ‘regret’ over rise in children in temporary housing
Data shows 112,000 households in temporary housing in England on 31 December 2023, a 12.1% rise on the previous year. Michael Gove has admitted “regret” over the increased number of children in temporary accommodation, as the latest government ...The Guardian - World -
3 children killed in apparent murder-suicide after mom let ex-partner take them to get food, police say
Three children, aged 9 to 13, were killed in what police believe is a murder-suicide after their mother agreed to let an ex-partner take them to get something to eat, officials in Georgia said.NBC News - Top stories -
A pregnant migrant’s harrowing journey and struggle to settle in the U.S.
Elibexis Alvarez and her husband, Johan Jose Medina, migrated to the U.S. from Venezuela in December 2023. Today, they struggle to find work and permanent housing in Chicago as they prepare to welcome their first child.NBC News - Top stories