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Kids Too Young to Vote Are Still Volunteering This Election Yearnew

Despite their own ineligibility to vote, throngs of high school and even junior high school students are choosing to spend their free time as volunteers for political campaigns -- and not because their schools require it, or because they were coerced by their parents or are padding college applications. Rather, it appears these kids truly care.

Pasadena Weekly | Liz Hedrick | 09-29-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, children, students, campaign volunteers

Sasa Stanisic's Debut Novel Explores How Children Discuss Warnew

There is a reason, of course, why Stanisic might choose a child to give voice to atrocity: it's that the adult language of casualty counts and "shelling at Srebrenica," the newsman's reflex, no longer carries much meaning.

Willamette Week | Matthew Korfhage | 06-18-2008 | Fiction

Tags: WAR, children, Fiction Reviews, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, Sasa Stanisic

Yes, I Brought My Preschooler to Burning Mannew

I'll tell you straight: the reason I brought my preschooler to Burning Man is not that I'm some super-mom who never needs a break from her kid and doesn't love to party like a grown-up. It was because I wanted to go, and I didn't have any volunteers for a weeklong babysitting gig.

East Bay Express | Kris Vagner | 05-22-2008 | Culture

Tags: children, Burning Man, Parenting, camping, lifestyles

Having a Family with a Low Environmental Impactnew

With the uncertain future of our planet, many couples are wondering whether they should have children at all. That is a highly personal decision, but I will say that it is easier (and cheaper) than you might think to have a family with a low impact.

Jackson Free Press | Kelly Bryan Smith | 05-08-2008 | Culture

Tags: environment, children, birth, overpopulation, population, lifestyles

Environmental Racism in the South Bronxnew

One in four children in the Hunts Point neighborhood has asthma. While urban planners and public health specialists are still struggling to find the cause for the community's disturbingly high asthma rates, for parents like Tanya Fields there is no question that it's the air they breathe that makes their children wheeze.

New York Press | Gabriele Steinhauser | 05-08-2008 | Science

Tags: environmental racism, environment, New York, pollution, children, air quality, asthma, The Bronx, Health & Science

Young Statesman Guiding Today’s Youthnew

With wonderful illustrations and poignant storytelling, the acclaimed Young Patriots Series offers a fascinating look at one of the more interesting Founding Fathers of the United States of America. An architect of the Constitution, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a participant in a legendary political duel, Alexander Hamilton is a captivating historical figure.

Metro Spirit | Jason Sumerau | 04-27-2008 | Fiction

Tags: politics, children, history, book review, Alexander Hamilton: Young Statesman, Helen Boyd Higgin, young adult, Fiction Reviews

Do Today's Children Hear the Call of the Wild?new

The Audubon medal-winning writer Richard Louv has just released an updated version of his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder to create a movement of sorts to get kids outside.

INDY Week | Marc Maximov | 04-17-2008 | Nonfiction

Tags: children, Algonquin Books, Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, nature, Parenting, Richard Louv, Nonfiction Reviews

Measuring the Impact of Media Violencenew

A debate about the impact of media violence has raged for decades. In spite of a large body of research, the causal link between media violence and behavior has often been questioned.

The Georgia Straight | Craig Takeuchi | 04-14-2008 | Movies

Tags: violence, children, TV, aggression

Vermont Bill to Help Children of Incarcerated Parents Moves Forwardnew

Vermont currently has no mandatory training or statewide protocols that address how police deal with children at the time of a parent's arrest. But a new bill, one of four such pieces of pending legislation, would mandate a study of prevailing practices around the state.

Seven Days | Ken Picard | 04-14-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: prison, Vermont, children, arrests, crime & justice