Giving your child a credit card can be an important lesson in money management.

Albania: Temporary solutions are no solutions for evicted Roma families in Tirana

Scores of Roma families in Tirana face imminent forced eviction or have already been forcibly evicted from their homes. February 3, 2012 International The Albanian authorities must immediately provide adequate housing for around 35 Roma families who face imminent forced eviction or have already been forcibly evicted, Amnesty International said today. read more

Family remembers Sophia Acosta on her fourth birthday

Family and friends of a toddler killed in may gathered to honor her life.

Others' Smoke Threatens Kids in Cars

The CDC says more than one in five kids and teens ride in cars as others smoke.

Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse

MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows.

Families returning to Marine housing after deadly explosion

Twenty families have been cleared to return to their homes at a Marine housing complex in Mono County after an explosion Friday night that killed a Marine wife, injured two others and forced the evacuation of 38 families.

Kids help make school lunches more healthy

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- One in four school-age children in Colorado is obese according to statewide studies.

The Children's Place to Webcast Review of Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2011 Financial Results

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. today announced that in conjunction with the release of its fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 financial results, you are invited to listen to the ...

Family's steps of courage

THE Wellard family rallied around matriarch Gaile Wellard during her two battles with breast cancer.

Family endures third arson attack

A Christchurch family were forced to flee their home after the third arson attack on their property.

Family endures third arson attack within months

A Christchurch family were forced to flee their home after the third arson attack within months.

Information withheld puts children 'at risk'

Kiwi children are continually being put at risk because of a lack of information-sharing between social agencies, a Hamilton community nurse says.

Children’s Hospital Boston Achieves Dramatic Employee Retirement Savings Improvement after Consolidating Benefits with ...

Fidelity Investments®, the leader in helping employees of health care organizations save for retirement1 , announced today that Children’s Hospital Boston dramatically improved the number of employees participating in its workplace retirement savings plan after consolidating plan administration solely with Fidelity last year.

Children hospitalized at alarming rate due to abuse

In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, researchers report in a new study.

Kids Picture Veggies -- Then Eat Them

By slapping pictures of green beans on lunch trays, a school prompts kids to choose the veggies from their buffet.

Controlling your kids at sea

While cruise lines can set and should enforce policies, it's a parent's responsibility to ensure his or her children are aware of -- and abide by -- the rules.

Nancy H. Schultz Joins Rothstein Kass Family Office Group

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rothstein Kass Family Office Group ( http://www.rkco.com/Site/FamilyOffices/CorpContent.aspx ), a division of professional services firm Rothstein Kass ( www.rkco.com ...

DKT Indonesia Success Funds Family Planning Program in Ghana

DKT International, a non-profit family planning and HIV/AIDs prevention organization working in Africa, Asia and Latin America will begin distribution of high quality, affordable c

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Appoints Mitchell Geffner, MD, as Division Chief at the Center for Endocrinology ...

Mitchell E. Geffner, MD, has been appointed division chief and director of fellowship training for the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Families appeal against Gypsy site refusal

FAMILIES living on a caravan site in Leatherhead have appealed against the district council decision that makes their presence there illegal.

Many kids still exposed to secondhand smoke in cars

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the car, rates of exposure are still high enough to warrant concern. The authors recommend that more parts of the country ban smoking in cars carrying kids -- laws that are on the books in four states. In a survey of middle and high school students ...

Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC

Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Most families return after Calif. base explosion

Most families returned to a military housing complex outside a remote U.S. Marine training base in Northern California on Sunday, two days after a propane gas explosion that killed a Marine's wife and critically burned two other people.

Pike River families design 'aggressive' plans to speed up process

Families of Pike River victims frustrated at the lack of progress in returning the fallen miners' bodies are designing "aggressive" action plans to speed up the recovery process.The families have been forced to dig into their own...

Families design 'agressive' plan

FAMILIES of Pike River victims frustrated at the lack of progress in returning the fallen miners' bodies are designing "aggressive" action plans to speed up the recovery process.

Pike River families have plan to speed up body recovery

Families of Pike River victims frustrated at the lack of progress in returning the fallen miners' bodies are designing "aggressive'' action plans to speed up the recovery process. read more

Family rejects military's explanation for delay in search for boy

MAKKOVIK, N.L. - The family of a 14-year-old boy whose body was found off the coast of Labrador says poor decisions were made in the search for him and the response to requests for help has to be improved to prevent future tragedies.

Family speaks up in death of Santa Clara Marine

The family of a Marine from Santa Clara who took his life in Afghanistan last year after several hours of hazing is speaking up, saying the military is not doing enough to stop the practice, and that one of the perpetrators in the hazing of Lance Cpl. Harry Lew received too lenient a punishment.

Children look for families at Adoption Festival

Children look for families at Adoption Festival Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:43 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 About 70 children who are either between the ages of 8 and 17 or are part of a sibling group, spent Saturday meeting prospective families at the Child ...

Children look for families at Adoption Festival

Children look for families at Adoption Festival Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:43 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 About 70 children who are either between the ages of 8 and 17 or are part of a sibling group, spent Saturday meeting prospective families at the Child ...

Children meet prospective families at CPS Adoption Festival

Children meet prospective families at CPS Adoption Festival Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:53 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 A special day for kids who need a family The girls, along with about 70 other children who are either between the ages of 8 and 17 or are ...

Children meet prospective families at CPS Adoption Festival

Children meet prospective families at CPS Adoption Festival Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:53 p.m., Saturday, February 4, 2012 A special day for kids who need a family The girls, along with about 70 other children who are either between the ages of 8 and 17 or are ...

Family Lost for 6 Days Found Alive in Forest

Couple and adult son survive six days in Oregon forest after getting lost while hunting for mushrooms

Family lost for 6 days found alive in Oregon forest

PORTLAND, Ore. – A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search helicopters flying low and slow overhead.

Kids Prefer Robots To Teachers And Parents

A new study finds that kids not only love robots, but also that robots benefit kids in the classroom. The implications of this "benefit," however, might not seem so benign on closer examination.

Advocacy group wants 'hit count' to protect kids

Kids playing contact sports are suffering too many blows to the head, and an advocacy group is calling for a "hit count" to total them up before it's too late.

Military Families United Partners with The Art Institutes to Provide Scholarships to Spouses of All Armed Forces Members

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Military Families United, a national coalition of Gold Star and Blue Star families, veterans and patriotic Americans, is proud to announce it is joining forces ...

Group: Syrian forces tortured children

Children have been "killed, arrested, and tortured," according to a Human Rights Watch report. The group asked the U.N. to help stop the abuse.

Rights Group Says Syrian Security Forces Detained, Tortured Children

Children as young as 13 say government forces have tortured them by burning them with cigarettes and pulling toenails with pliers.

Syrian forces 'torture children as young as 13'

Children as young as 13 are a particular target in the "rampant" use of torture by Syrian government forces battling opposition protests, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.