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More children in New Orleans may show lead-related health problems, new data …Article from NOLA.com:The number of New Orleans children at risk of lead-related health problems has jumped by 331 percent with the adoption this week of a new federal standard, a local researcher said. For the first time in 21 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut by half the amount of lead in the bloodstream that could signal trouble for children younger than 6 years old — from 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood to five. With that change, a citywide database of [...] Continue Reading…

South Sudanese Children Find Hope In EducationArticle from NPR:
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May 20, 2012

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Dalat Stephen Kuong, 17, worries the threat of air strikes will keep fellow students from going to school.

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Dalat Stephen Kuong, 17, worries the threat of air strikes will keep fellow students from going to school.

The teachers’ staff-room is a charming thatched building adjacent to the classrooms overlooking the dusty recreation and assembly ground at Good…………………continues on NPR
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Education is the Latino Issue, not ImmigrationArticle [...] Continue Reading…

Popular children’s TV host Beau Walker arrested in The Star’s Marquee nightclubArticle from The Daily Telegraph:

Kitchen Whiz presenter Beau Walker was allegedly found in possession of two pills. Source: The Sunday Telegraph

THE Star’s reputation may suffer a further battering with allegations a children’s television show host was arrested by police at the casino’s nightclub with two pills in his possession.

Police confirmed they were investigating 27-year-old Beau Walker, who fronts popular afternoon game show Kitchen Whiz on the Nine Network, following an incident at the Pyrmont establishment on May 6.
Walker was questioned by police at The Star’s new [...] Continue Reading…

Sophie Dahl: fashion world forces models into child-sized clothesArticle from Telegraph.co.uk:
Sophie Dahl, the voluptuous former catwalk queen turned writer, has criticised the fashion industry for forcing models to fit into “children” sized clothes.

BY Richard Alleyne | 19 May 2012

The granddaughter of Roald Dahl said that one of the reasons fashion models had to be so skinny was because the clothes they were made to wear on fashion shoots and the catwalk were so tiny.

She said that the models had no choice but to be thin because otherwise they would not fit into the “samples” supplied by the fashion labels.
The [...] Continue Reading…

‘Strict School Physical Education Laws Improve Children’s Health’Article from Medical News Today:Editor’s Choice
Main Category: Sports Medicine / Fitness
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children’s Health
Article Date: 18 May 2012 – 11:00 PDT

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As childhood obesity and diabetes rates are skyrocketing in the US, many schools are eliminating physical education classes. A national study in the American Journal of Public Health reports that specific and required state legislation with regard to PE times could be a crucial tool to ensure that children meet the daily recommendations of physical activity.
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Children’s Book Asks “Who Was Steve Jobs”Article from CIO: continues on CIO
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Free Children's Book Fair
Campbell County Social Services is sponsoring a free children's book fair on Saturday. You can bring kids of all ages out for storytelling, refreshments, live music and you can take part in a lot of other activities, like face painting.
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Sandy Springs man publishes children's book, starts screenplay
Wilson said he got the idea to put the story in book form after his sons, now 16 and 13, told about the story to their Cub Scout pack [...] Continue Reading…

Taylor Swift Donates Money for Children’s Education CenterArticle from Gather Celebs News Channel:
by Charlotte Kuchinsky
Member since:April 15, 2011

There’s no end to singer, Taylor Swift’s charitable contributions. Now the lovely diva has donated money to the Country Music Hall of Fame. The funds are targeted for the building of a children’s education center.
Swift is one of those celebrities who donates a lot of money to many charities. When she sees a good cause, she doesn’t hesitate to jump in and help. This time, she’s doing it to the tune of a whopping $ 4 million. The sum represents the [...] Continue Reading…

Popular classics and new shows at Children’s Theatre in 2012-2013Article from Charlotte Observer:Children’s Theatre of Charlotte has lots of great reasons to get the family out to see a play. From the classic “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” to “Pinkalicious,” there are productions for everyone – preschool though high school.
“Psshh” (Aug. 14-23) “Theatre for the very young” returns to the CTC stage with this brand-new production, a simple story of a boat, a cloud, the sun and water.
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Oct. 5-28) The Peanuts gang’s all here – Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder and [...] Continue Reading…

Fashion show propels family toward adoptionArticle from The Enterprise Ledger:

Children, some of whom have disabilities, participated in the “Fashion for Frankie” fashion show Saturday at The Grace Place in Enterprise. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Holmes-Smith family’s expenses to adopt a special needs child from Bulgaria.

By: Shannon Clinton | Ledger CorrespondentPublished: May 15, 2012 Updated: May 15, 2012 – 1:02 PMENTERPRISE, Ala. –
Marla Holmes-Smith’s eyes filled with tears as she spoke about a child far away who’s waiting for his forever home, in her home.
“I saw his picture and fell in love, love at first sight,” she said.
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Debut Children’s Book Author Stephen Colbert’s Book SigningArticle from Huffington Post:Even the most famous artists and writers have to cope with those who shamelessly demand that they weigh in on their own feeble creative efforts. Say the late great Maurice Sendak who, this past January in a wonderful two-part interview (available here and here), said of Stephen Colbert’s attempt to write a children’s book, I Am A Pole (And So Can You!), ”The sad thing is, I like it.”

It being Stephen Colbert, the book was snapped up by a publisher (no doubt causing much envy among those still trying to [...] Continue Reading…