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- December 15, 2010
A cow named Annie is the main character in Lori Corson-Webber's books about life on a N.J. farm where the animals tackle social issues that affect children like bullying, tolerance and respect. TODAYMoms, 12/23/2011
READ MOREAt Kmart stores across the country, anonymous donors have been paying off strangers' layaway accounts, buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn't afford. Kmart representatives say they did nothing to instigate this. The benefactors generally ask to help poor families who are squirreling away items for young children (like toys and children's clothes). The good
READ MOREAddressing the topic ‘Parliamentarians as advocates for global development,’ the musician will call for greater action from parliaments in tackling the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Look to the Stars, 11/29/2011
READ MOREAnne Hathaway is best known to audiences everywhere as a princess or as Catwoman, but in an interview with Fast Company, Anne talks about how she turned her passion for helping children into meaningful field work with the Nike Foundation. Fast Company, 6/25/2012
READ MOREActress Angelina Jolie is considering taking on an expanded new role with the U.N. refugee agency for which she already serves as goodwill ambassador. Jolie has been a goodwill ambassador for the agency for the past ten years, explaining her work as “moving, sometimes heartbreaking, but always rewarding, and unforgettable.” CBS News, 10/4/2011
READ MORERecent studies have suggested that anesthetic drugs may increase the risk of developmental delay issues or learning disabilities (such as ADHD) later in life for children under the age of 3– but only in kids who have been exposed to the drugs multiple times. This new research sheds light on the mysterious effects of anesthesia, but it
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