• Caregiver lives rerouted yet enriched by aging parents0

    According to data from the National Alliance for Caregiving, an estimated 65 million people in the U.S. are unpaid family caregivers. Many baby boomers are caregivers for elderly parents, and they have to adjust life plans accordingly. They face their own set of unique challenges, physically and emotionally.  CNN, 12/11/2012

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  • How to talk to kids about school shooting: controlling your fears, calming theirs0

    As countries around the world mourn the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Conn., parents are struggling to figure out how to talk to their children about what happened. Psychiatrist Dr. Gail Saltz says parents definitely need to talk to their children about the shooting, because "it's such a huge story, it's better that they hear

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  • Holidays 2012 – Conservation vs. Consumerism0

    Giving sustainable gifts and limiting purchases are emerging trends, as 2012 is bringing a growing awareness of the environmental toll of consumerism. Retailer H&M, for example, has announced a worldwide program to let customers trade used clothes for discounts on future H&M purchases. The Atlantic, 12/11/2012

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  • How Christy Turlington Is Using Her Star Power To Help Mothers Around The World0

    Former supermodel Christy Turlington Burns is helping to bring aid and awareness to the hundreds of thousands of preventable pregnancy-related deaths around the world. In 2003, Turlington Burns experienced life-threatening post-partum hemorrhaging. She recovered, but the experience got her thinking, “What would have happened to a less fortunate woman?” What she discovered changed her life:

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  • The Boy on the Lake0

    At only 13, Trevor Schaefer was diagnosed with brain cancer. Not only did Trevor end up beating the cancer — he found a calling. Now 22, Schaefer is an inspiring advocate for children with cancer, and the driving force behind "Trevor's Law," an important bill that would give government more authority to hold companies responsible

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  • How Do We Design an Education to Employment System That Works?0

    According to a recent report from the McKinsey Center for Global Governance, 43 percent of employers say there aren't enough applicants with the knowledge and skills they need. At the same time, 75 million young people are unemployed. So, how do we solve this mismatch between workers' knowledge and skills, and employers' needs? To find the

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