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Abused Indigenous children need safe homes, not derailed debate, says peak body

Edit The Guardian 13 Mar 2018
The statement from congress came amid anger at reports the federal assistant minister for children and families, David Gillespie, had called for “white families” to be allowed to adopt abused children, reports Gillespie said was inaccurate ... Gillespie said the best outcome for children who are taken into care is to be with “kith and kin” but it “shouldn’t trump the safety and wellbeing of the child”....

Drug cases involving children growing

Edit Palestine Herald-Press 13 Mar 2018
The difference in this case, however, was those testing positive for marijuana were two children, ages 3 and 4 ... “But there is tons of information out there for parents and caregivers of children of any age.” ... Other studies have cited genetic predispositions, and the availability of drugs and alcohol in certain households for children of abusers following the same addiction-cycle as their parents....

'We're not talking about it enough': Primary president talks about protecting families against pornography

Edit Deseret News 13 Mar 2018
"My remarks today will target the need for parents, families, teachers, leaders — all of us — to really see, value and protect our children and youth," she said ... Feeling valued and loved helps children envision and rely upon a caring Heavenly Father who gives instructions for their happiness, she said ... "Parents, we must start the conversation and not wait for children to come to us," she said....

Legislation looks out for children

Edit The Richmond Register 13 Mar 2018
Thousands of prospective parents across this country try for years to have children, only to find out that they aren’t able to because of various circumstances, such as fertility issues or some other health matter ... The bill would create quicker timelines for the placement of children, adding language to resolve delays in the court systems that often keep children out of homes....

Children exposed to violence prone to mental health issues, says agency

Edit Jamaica Observer 13 Mar 2018
According to Rosalee Gage-Grey, chief executive officer of CPFSA, after witnessing either their mother or father being murdered, it becomes a slippery slope for children who lose their chance of being raised by their parents ... and referral for abused children, and making life more comfortable for the elderly, especially those who are disabled....

Another Voice: School breakfast expansion can help fill the local hunger gap

Edit The Buffalo News 13 Mar 2018
Child hunger not only is a moral blot on our society and devastates the physical and emotional well-being of children, it makes it nearly impossible for children to effectively learn ... Yet, according to the Food Research and Action Center, even though many schools in the state provide the theoretical opportunity for low-income children to obtain ......

Immigrants Sue US Over End to Temporary Protected Status

Edit Voa News 13 Mar 2018
Nine immigrants and five children filed the suit in federal court in San Francisco alleging the decision to end Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan was racially motivated ... At that time, the American children of those immigrants could face the choice of leaving their country with their parents or staying without them, according to the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status for the children....

Anti-polio campaign starts in Chitral

Edit The News International 13 Mar 2018
A four-day anti-polio campaign was launched in Chitral district here on Monday.Additional Deputy Commissioner Minhasuddin and District Health Officer Dr Israrullah formally inaugurated the drive by administering the vaccine to children at the Women and Children Hospital here ... Coordinator for Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Dr Fayyaz Ali said that 68,104 children below-five-year of age would be immunized during the campaign....

UN is paralysed as Syrians’ human rights are violated with impunity

Edit Business Day 13 Mar 2018
One of the world’s leading medical journals, The Lancet, published an exceptionally powerful plea earlier in March for the world to intervene to stop one of the most searing humanitarian catastrophes playing out with such monstrous impunity in Syria ... Physicians for Human Rights found that the unspeakable suffering was deliberately planned and meticulously implemented....

5-day anti-polio drive launched

Edit The News International 13 Mar 2018
The five-day anti-polio campaign launched in the entire district here on Monday to cover more than 840,000 children below five years age ... He said staff deployed for ......

Immigrants sue Trump administration; say 'racist' decision to send families back home

Edit DNA India 13 Mar 2018
Nine immigrants and five children yesterday filed the suit in federal court in San Francisco to reinstate temporary protected status for people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan ... qualified for temporary protected status and is violating the constitutional rights of people with temporary protected status and their US citizen children....

Education system fails deaf children through neglect

Edit Business Day 13 Mar 2018
While children around the ... The report details the disregard for the education and lives of deaf children. It is, sadly, an all too familiar story — I attended special schools for deaf people in two provinces....

Be happy for your mom

Edit Observer-Reporter 13 Mar 2018
Why can’t children of widowed parents be happy when their surviving parent finds a new companion? As a recently divorced senior citizen, I have re-entered the dating scene. I have dated a couple of widows whose children (in their 30s and 40s) have proved to be a real challenge. These ladies have been widowed for three to 10-plus years, yet their children are a real obstacle ... I would tell these adult children to let love rule....
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