The “fiscal cliff”: Are kids teetering on the edge?
Posted by Joe Theissen on Dec 10, 2012 at 3:39 PMWhat is this “fiscal cliff,” and are American kids teetering on the edge? As Congress scrambles to enact a deal before year’s end, what do we need to do to keep children from going over?
Next year, federal spending will…
Images of children’s brains: normal versus neglected
Posted by rheine on Nov 1, 2012 at 10:09 AMLast week we talked about how hardship in the early years can show up in the actual brain development of children. Today, we have the pictures. New brain images of children with normal and neglected childhoods shockingly demonstrate how…
Census: Child poverty remains high
Posted by Roberta Heine on Sep 13, 2012 at 12:54 PMMore than one in five children lives in poverty in America, according to new data released from the Census this week. In 2011 the rate of child poverty, at 21.9 percent, was similar to other years following the recession, and…
