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L.A. County launches investigation into death of baby left in care of 11-year-old
6 days, 16 hours ago

L.A. County launches investigation into death of baby left in care of 11-year-old

LA Times  

The county supervisors are asking for a “full investigation” into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thyri Wood. Los Angeles County supervisors called Tuesday for an investigation into the death of Thyri Wood, a 1-year-old who died in July after the county’s child welfare agency left her in the care of her 11-year-old brother. The supervisors voted Tuesday to ask …

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Council admits medical case to remove baby from parents was ‘not very firm’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Council admits medical case to remove baby from parents was ‘not very firm’

The Telegraph  

Shortly after the baby was born, a routine visit was carried out by a student health practitioner who raised concern over a 2.5cm bruise to the baby’s lower rib area, Wales Online reported. After the parents were unable to give an exact explanation for the bruise, a child protection medical was carried out by a Cardiff and Vale health board …

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Election 2024: The New York Times must be sent to headline jail for these Trump and Harris headlines.
2 months ago

Election 2024: The New York Times must be sent to headline jail for these Trump and Harris headlines.

Slate  

Donald Trump has never been the candidate of coherence, self-control, and sanity. The New York Times went with “Trump’s Remarks on Migrants Illustrate His Obsession With Genes.” This dynamic, dubbed “sanewashing” by the writer Parker Molloy, is a fixture of Trump coverage. It’s certainly a see-it-to-believe-it scene, and it’s hardly aptly described by the this-sounds-normal headlines, which include “Trump Plays …

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How to pick a preschool without becoming overwhelmed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How to pick a preschool without becoming overwhelmed

Associated Press  

Preschool options are growing with the expansion of early learning programs, giving families in some parts of the U.S. a dizzying array of choices. Batts encourages families to figure out their priorities and rank them, “so that you can find a place that’s going to meet – perhaps not all – but the most important priorities for your family.” Find …

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Couples welcome more shared leave in Singapore
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Couples welcome more shared leave in Singapore

China Daily  

Software engineer Wilson Quah, 39, and his wife, 35, are planning to start a family but wanted to hit certain life milestones first. News that parents will get an extra 10 weeks of shared leave and that full-day childcare fees at government-supported preschools will go down has made the couple more certain about their decision. With the changes, parents-to-be will …

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My Niece is Making a Huge Mistake with Her Child. I Fear the Consequences of Not Speaking Up.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

My Niece is Making a Huge Mistake with Her Child. I Fear the Consequences of Not Speaking Up.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. And her mother said “this is all the child will eat!.” I’m concerned this is part of a pattern: my sister has told me other things about the situation with this child— no discipline, and no potty training. It doesn’t sound to me like you’re close enough to your niece to be …

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North Carolina review say nonprofit led by lieutenant governor’s wife ‘seriously deficient’
4 months, 4 weeks ago

North Carolina review say nonprofit led by lieutenant governor’s wife ‘seriously deficient’

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A recently shuttered nonprofit operated by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson was “seriously deficient” in its operations, according to a state review examining how it carried out a federally funded meal program helping some child care providers. A letter dated Wednesday from the state Department of Health and Human Services addressed to Balanced …

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Samantha Morton dedicates Bafta to children in care
10 months ago

Samantha Morton dedicates Bafta to children in care

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Samantha Morton has dedicated her Bafta Fellowship “to every child …

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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Juvenile Justice Act
11 months ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Juvenile Justice Act

Live Law  

Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 - Bone Ossification test does not give precise age, not entirely accurate. 2023 LiveLaw 1003 Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 - Primary school certificate valid proof of evidence, takes precedence over panchayat register. 2023 LiveLaw 244 Juvenile Justice Act, 2015; Section 19 - Children's Court must hold an inquiry to determine whether the child should be tried …

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Time off without pay, a favor from family — parents struggle for care over the holidays
1 year ago

Time off without pay, a favor from family — parents struggle for care over the holidays

LA Times  

Just looking at the winter calendar sends Michelle Homme into a panic. “Access to child care is really fundamental for most parents’ ability to go to work,” said Maureen Coffey, a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress. At the time, school board President Jackie Goldberg, who supported the proposal, said that while surveys of district parents suggested widespread …

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Miraculous Recovery: AOI Saves Malnourished Child Battling T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia
1 year, 1 month ago

Miraculous Recovery: AOI Saves Malnourished Child Battling T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Deccan Chronicle  

Guntur: American Oncology Institute in Guntur, part of one of South Asia's largest cancer chain hospitals has successfully saved a 4-year-old severely malnourished child suffering from acute T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Under the guidance of Dr Ramprahlad KM, Consultant Medical Oncologist at AOI, the child was put on a nourishing and energetic diet plan, balanced with protein supplements and started on chemo …

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White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet
1 year, 1 month ago

White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families — outlining President Joe Biden’s domestic priorities as Congress simultaneously weighs sending billions for conflicts abroad. The package also includes $16 billion …

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Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It's working
1 year, 2 months ago

Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It's working

NPR  

Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It's working Enlarge this image toggle caption skynesher/Getty Images skynesher/Getty Images With most of the federal government's pandemic relief money for child care now spent, it's up to states to step in with new ideas to solve the many problems plaguing the sector. Sarah Vanover, who was then director …

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I Quit My Job To Stay Home With The Kids — And It’s Not What You’d Expect
1 year, 3 months ago

I Quit My Job To Stay Home With The Kids — And It’s Not What You’d Expect

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simi Sapir immigrated to New York City from Israel when she was 10 years old and grew up watching her parents hustle, taking on multiple jobs to provide for their four children. Every day, she said, felt like “a crazy grind.” “I just felt like, ‘Why is my kid with somebody from 9 to 5, and I …

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Heidi will never stop grieving for her lost child, now she's speaking about the risks of stillbirth
1 year, 6 months ago

Heidi will never stop grieving for her lost child, now she's speaking about the risks of stillbirth

ABC  

Almost two million families around the world experience the tragedy of stillbirth each year, yet research shows almost a third of those baby deaths are preventable, and up to 40 per cent are unexplained. If you, or someone you know, needs help: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Stillbirth Foundation on 02 9557 9070 Red Nose 24/7 grief and loss support …

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Free school lunch works — but rightwingers don’t care about outcomes
1 year, 8 months ago

Free school lunch works — but rightwingers don’t care about outcomes

Raw Story  

“If a child is on the verge of starvation, you must call CPS, not spend hundreds of millions on disproportionately unhealthy lunches, a huge percentage of which are discarded,” conservative pundit Ben Shapiro told California Congressman Ted Lieu on Twitter. There’s a great deal of evidence that free school lunches reduce student hunger and improve children’s health. School lunches have …

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Explained | The tedious process of adoption
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | The tedious process of adoption

The Hindu  

The story so far: From September 1, District Magistrates have been empowered to give adoption orders instead of courts. The key changes include authorising District Magistrates and Additional District Magistrates to issue adoption orders under Section 61 of the JJ Act by striking out the word “court”. The District Magistrates have also been empowered under the Act to inspect child …

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Already trained and ready to work: mothers integral to workforce shortages
2 years, 3 months ago

Already trained and ready to work: mothers integral to workforce shortages

ABC  

They are trained, ready to work and could help fill some of the workforce shortages, but many are staying home. Key points: The childcare sector is calling for subsidies to be brought forward to encourage more women into work The sector says women are not working because of prohibitive childcare costs The Treasurer says bringing forward subsidies would be a …

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Is our child welfare system "broken"? Or is it ripping apart Black families by design?
2 years, 6 months ago

Is our child welfare system "broken"? Or is it ripping apart Black families by design?

Salon  

In 2001, University of Pennsylvania law professor Dorothy Roberts released a groundbreaking book, "Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare," laying out the case that most children in the U.S. foster care system are there not because of abuse, but for reasons that boil down to poverty. Today, Roberts writes in her new book, "Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare …

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Why are adoption rates so low in India where thousands of children live in child care institutions?
2 years, 9 months ago

Why are adoption rates so low in India where thousands of children live in child care institutions?

The Hindu  

In the summer of 2019, Vinay Raj* and his wife Kanika gathered their family and friends to announce the most important decision they had made in their eight years of marriage: they were going to adopt a baby girl. Reforms needed In October last year, a group of over 300 prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents wrote to the Minister …

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Preteen girl recovers from autoimmune paralysis
3 years, 2 months ago

Preteen girl recovers from autoimmune paralysis

The Hindu  

MADURAI An 11-year-old girl has recovered from a paralytic attack that was triggered by her autoimmune disorder. Thanks to the joint efforts of doctors from multiple departments at Government Rajaji Hospital, the child, after spending 30 days in the Intensive Respiratory Care Unit, is now up on her feet and ready to go home. It was heartbreaking to see an …

New Mexico gives most US funding to child care of any state
3 years, 5 months ago

New Mexico gives most US funding to child care of any state

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is directing the nation’s biggest chunk of federal coronavirus relief money to helping middle-class families pay for child care, a vast expansion aimed at getting parents back to work in one of the poorest states in America. She added that the state could one day go even further: “Why don’t we have universal access …

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Adoption pleas for COVID-19 orphans are illegal, detrimental: Experts
3 years, 7 months ago

Adoption pleas for COVID-19 orphans are illegal, detrimental: Experts

The Hindu  

Social media posts appealing for adoption of children orphaned during COVID-19 are illegal, warn experts. If someone has information about a child in need of care, then they must contact one of the four agencies: Childline 1098, or the district Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Officer or the helpline of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights,” says …

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Millennial Money: Financial advice that rarely fits all
4 years, 1 month ago

Millennial Money: Financial advice that rarely fits all

Hindustan Times  

When I hear financial tips that are unrealistic or shame-inducing, I cringe. This advice glosses over larger issues that prevent millions of hardworking, disciplined people from attaining financial security — like crushing student loan debt, job uncertainty and budget-busting child care costs. According to NerdWallet’s 2019 American Household Credit Card Debt study, the average U.S. household with student loan debt …

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