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This article delves into the issue of parental rights. Rick Santorum explains how new government policies and beliefs deny parents the right to raise their children.

Wow great info on this article. I really enjoy reading articles that agree with my beliefs. While growing up our parents didn't worry about the law stepping in on their parenting skills, as long as it was not abuse. But now its hard to even parent our children, without becoming afraid of the government. Who's child is it?

Should single people to allowed to adopt? This website fights for the equality of unmarried people and it discusses whether or not unmarried people should deserve more equal opportunity of being able to adopt a child. it explains first that there are so many children waiting to be adopted. Then the website also talks about how unmarried people actually want to adopt. 

Being married should not have any precedence over those who are not. Love is a universal concept that everyone has to offer. Women no longer need a man to provide for them, so why should one have to be married to love and care for a child? Especially if the willing parent has no issue providing the means to support the child. It is better than just leaving the child in a system that gives them no actual emotional support, which only contributes to abandonment and self-worth issues.

Personally I think anyone who is willing to tell themselves that they want to take in a child that is not born from their blood line and care for that child as if they are then all power to them, there are too many children out there that don't have homes and are put in the system until they age out and I think equality for single people is the right thing to do.

This article focus on defining IEP, and its standards in schools. It gives statics on how teachers accepting children with disabilities in their classrooms, and the teacher who think its impossible to teach general children compared to children with disabilities. This article also compares the lesson plans teacher have to adjust to accommodate for children with disabilities in their class with general children.

i like the fact that no children will be left behind and that they have a right to learn to the best that they can.

http://lesbianlife.about.com/cs/families/a/adoption_2.htm Original: In fact, scientific studies have shown that children who grow up in one or two-parent gay or lesbian households fare just as well emotionally and socially as children whose parents are heterosexual. Studies have shown that children are more influenced by their interactions with their parents, than by their sexual orientation. With this in mind, the American Association of Pediatrics supports gay and lesbian couples adopting children. Paraphrase: In truth, scientific studies have shown that children who grow up in one or two-parent gay or lesbian homes function just as well emotionally and socially as children whose parents are not gay or lesbian. Based on studies, the interactions children have with their parents are more influential than the sexual orientation of their parents. The American Association of Pediatrics keeps this in mind, and is supportive of homosexual couples adopting children

This article is just upsetting. CPS failed to remove 3 children from their caregivers home after an officer reported concern, several other reports, and signs of neglect. Unfortunately, today only one of the three siblings are alive. CPS should be accountable.

This article is so heartbreaking. CPS should have done something from the beginning when they first started noticing abuse. I have experience with a bad social worker before when I was fostering a child. She was suppose to come every month to check on him but wouldn't show up for months. CPS needs to find a solution to get these social workers to do there jobs to protect these children.

is heartbreaking how a little mistake can change a lot of people's life. In this case 2 children are death. CPS need to have professional workers that know how to identify the emotions of the kids. This case show us how life is unfair with some people and how sad it can be when some people don't do their job right.

Women who breastfeed their children have the right to breastfeed in public. Some states like California protect their right to not be harrassed while doing so. Other states don't have laws that protect breastfeeding mothers right to breastfeed in public. Breastfeeding is shamed on but when breast are seen everywhere else nothing is said.

It is one of the most important things to do for a child. I find it disturbing that some people go off on them and say that it looks gross. People have a problem with it because they think they are exposing themselves, They kind of are but they have a reason to do it which is for breast feeding. What would they do if they had a child and had to breast feed? I think they might change their mind a little bit.

It really irritates me when I hear that people are so against breast feeding in public. The whole point of it is to feed the baby and give it nourishment that the baby will not get from formula. I am sure the mother does not do it with intentions to expose themselves. Sometimes what needs to be done as to be done and people must deal with it.

Justice H. Walter Croskey says that parents do not have a constitutional right to home school their children. The state of California is attempting to make parents of home schooled children either get the correct credentials or put their children in public school, regardless of having accredited home school curriculum.

Within this article I learn about what effects poverty might bring to children. I learn that living in a poverty, it can have effects within the family, and educational outcomes.Children who grown up in poverty don't have many opportunities such as those who grown up in middle class or upper class. Poverty has many effects on a child's life and how they will live as an adult.

I have never researched poverty in children,but I can imagine what kind of effects it has on them as a grown up. When those children are born into that life,the cycle is really hard to get out of.

Poverty is a rough thing on children for sure, agree wit you and good post.

This website has information regarding children in third world countries. It shows how they live in poverty and are forced to work hard labor. It explains how they are forced to join the military and is some areas aren't able to go to school.

Children with special needs or a disability have the right to an education and to go to school. In this article, it goes over that in New Orleans, families with children that have a disability are facing a huge problem. Schools are rejecting these students, which is discrimination. The schools that they are sending the children to aren't equipped to teach most of these children, either.

I know in Peoria, AZ a lot of high schools such as Liberty and Sunrise Mountain have special education classrooms for students with disabilities so that they are able to learn at their own pace while still taking in useful information and progressing throughout their years of schooling. I feel as if every school should have programs for these students. Just because they don't learn at the same pace as others, does not mean they should not be able to get an education.

This website discusses the rights of an individual to a free education. It also describes the law in which a person with learning disabilities in entitled to.

Disabled children of the U.S have a right to public education without a cost to their family. Every school has to try to meet the needs of every child with disabilities by providing special education. This is a law that says that every child who has a disability has to be taught in a "least restrictive environment". Meaning disabled kids go to the school in their district and also go to school with children who have no disabilities. This law also states that a disabled child should be put into a class that they would have been put into if they were not disabled if possible.

In this article it speaks upon the issue of children who are forced to be working due to the high cost of education. This can be harmful to a child's health physically and mentally.

It sadden me to see that some children have it worse then others. Myself as a college student and working gets overwhelming, I couldn't imagine how children younger feel.

I believe child labor is a form of abuse. If a child is not old enough to have the mental capacity to be working, it is not fair. It is also dangerous to allow children to do many kinds of work.

This article highlights LGBT and raising children. I really like the personal writing of this article.

Do you believe men should get paternity leave from work? This site provides both sides to whether fathers should get time off of work to help raise and care for their children or not. Comment below your thoughts!

I would have loved if my husband could have had paternity leave from work when I had my children. It also depends on the circumstances in the family household. Can they afford for both to be on leave?

This website is a debating website that states a question and shows you people's responses from both sides (yes or no.) It doesn't necessarily hold factual information from one person, but can give insightful opinions or facts from a lot of people to help build your own argument.

This website explains the child labor laws in India. This website explains the difference between making children work in harsh conditions and being pushed under the law if they are caught and helping out around the farm after school.

This articles explains that ICE is holding immigrant children in hotel rooms. Owners of these hotels don't wish to be a part of this anymore. Because they aren't sure what happens behind closed doors.

Children who are in the foster care system face more hardships than children who are not. Some of the hardships foster kids face are lack of stability, abuse (both physical and mental), neglect, etc. When placed in foster homes, most of the time kids will face some sort of hardship, unless they are lucky.

Children whose parents are immigrants are under constant stress because of deportation. If parents get deported, children will live with the trauma of being separated. Those children will have to live their lives without their parents, which could lead to many other issues.

In Oregon, a march was held to bring attention to human trafficking, specifically with children. The goal of the march is to bring attention to crimes against children and put a a stop to them. The march isn't just aimed at human trafficking against kids, it is also to bring attention to pedophilia and the unbalance within the justice system.

In this day and age, human trafficking has become more prevalent and a bigger deal. Many people think "oh it won't happen to me" but everyone needs to be more aware of the danger that some people in society hold. Marches such like the one held in Oregon are really good way to bring attention to the dangers.

Decades the past was not bad as right now. Every one has to be more cautions every where you go now. Nothing is safe now. Working together everything could change and have better environment.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop (the organization behind Sesame Street) are teaming up to give millions of refugee children in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria support to learn and grow. They are combining Sesame Street's history of educational content with IRC's history of assisting crisis-affected areas to deliver learning opportunities tailored to the needs of the children and caregivers.

This is a must need for these children suffering from trauma. I did not know learning can reverse the effects of toxic stress.