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1. Books: The Motherhood Manifesto
   “The Motherhood Manifesto: What America’s Moms Want - and What To Do About It” argues that women shouldn’t be discriminated against simply because they are mothers. The authors believe that there is a silent crisis…
2. Books: Raising Money Smart Kids
   “Raising Money Smart Kids: What They Need to Know about Money - and How to Tell Them” is written by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance “Money Smart Kids” columnist Janet Bodnar. As a mother of three and…
3. Press: Why veto children’s health care funding?
   The single most compelling reason to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is also the simplest: It’s the right thing to do. But the moral argument doesn’t seem to hold much sway with…
4. Books: The Kid’s ROTH IRA Handbook
   Roth Individual Retirement Accounts were created in 1997. They are named for the late Republican Senator William Roth Jr. Roth IRAs are different from traditional IRAs. Roth IRAs are funded with after-tax contributions, so there…
5. Press: Raising a child costs 22% more now than in 1960
   The grand total for middle-income parents raising one child from birth to age 17 is $222,360, which doesn’t include college tuition, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s 22% higher…
6. Press: New safety rule for window blinds criticized
   A new industry rule on window blind cords does not address all strangulation risks to children and ignores input from consumer advocates, safety groups say. Cords on blinds continue to kill an average of one…
7. Press: How to protect your child’s privacy online
   Websites popular among children and teens place more tracking technologies on users’ computers than do the top websites aimed at adults, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. But parents can take steps to limit…
8. Press: 80 percent of children under 5 use Internet weekly
   Nearly 80% of children between the ages of 0 and 5 use the Internet on at least a weekly basis in the United States, according to a report released Monday from education non-profit organizations Joan…
9. Press: Facebook and your teenager
   What privacy rights and protections do teenagers have on the Internet? In a twist of authority, Facebook won’t let parents “friend” their teens or access their accounts unless kids give parents permission.
10. Helpdesk: Marketing to kids online
    Children are probably most susceptible to requests for their personal information when online. To protect them, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act [COPPA] requires sites to obtain parental consent for the collection or use of…