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I had high hopes. When I wrote about the toy safety regulations Toys R Us issued for its manufacturers and learned that the U.S. Congress was working on legislation to address the same problem, I was hopeful that the legislation would be even better than the standards settled upon by Toys R Us.

credits: courtesy of The Hub, photographer Andrew Farrington Beastar? It took me a minute to decipher the hyperlink embedded in an email sent to me by a colleague in Germany—Be A Star. As it turns out, Be A Star is a recently launched breastfeeding promotion campaign that targets young mums (that’s moms for all you North Americans) in Lancashire, England.

It’s about time! That’s really all I can say about the new law that was recently signed by the President that will lead to expanded safety measures concerning the seemingly harmless toys and other manufactured goods that we place in our little ones’ hands.

A newspaper article about “controversial” children’s books prompts a parent to say “I certainly hope our library doesn’t have any of these.” Are you ready to respond? Join us on Friday, July 10, 2009, in Chicago for the 2009 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Preconference: “Meeting

KSDK - St. Louis October 2, 2008KSDK -- A former St. Louis priest was arrested in Arkansas last week, accused of sexually assaulting a child at local church.Joseph Ross, currently awaiting extradition back to St.

The Oregonian - September 27, 2008by Michelle Roberts | The OregonianIt's been 23 years since Diane Bach left the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Arkansas, but she still struggles to make decisions for herself. As a St. Helens waitress hands Bach a menu during a recent lunch meeting, she swallows hard.

Press Not Buying Google Street View As A Threat To Children Techdirt Fri, 09/26/2008 - 09:01 A few months back, we pointed out how ridiculous it was that a child advocacy group had put out a scary press release claiming that child predators could use Google Street View to prey on children.

The Independent - UKSeptember 26, 2008A helpline for victims has been inundated with callers. Jerome Taylor was given exclusive access to their harrowing storiesHundreds of children fearing for their lives have called a new national helpline set up to assist victims of forced marriages since its launch four months ago, The Independent has learnt.

Traveling with autistic children: Tips for parents 4 Comments Posted By: Patricia Jenkins Topics: Accessible Travel I met Glenda at BlogWorld last year and found her life story to be an inspiration. Glenda Watson Hyatt avidly writes about disability-related issues.

Another blogger arrest, this time we find out about merely by chance. Just days after WordCamp China 2008 wrapped up, citizen reporter and web editor Wen Yunchao is in Beijing and today posts, ‘An hour later, he was taken away‘: This morning Mr. Peng came looking for me; I’d recommended his Missing Persons blog a while back.