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Watch This TED talk go viral.... Andrew Solomon: Love, No Matter What

What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)?  In this quietly moving talk, writer Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents - asking them: What's the line between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance? Watch this for a minute and you won't dare switch it off.

The Challenges of Conducting Surveys of Youth

The short answer is: because surveying children under 18 is expensive and complicated.  But for those interested in the slightly longer answer, keep reading.
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A Shocking Half of Canadian First Nations Kids Live in Poverty: Study.

Half of Canada's First Nations children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census statistics that pegs the cost of easing the problem at $580 million a  year.  The study by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released Wednesday also a grim picture of Metis, Inuit and non-status Indian children, as well as of children of immigrants and visible minorities.
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Teens Pick Up Numerous Unhealthy Habits in High School

Kids enter Grade 9 living a fairly healthy lifestyle but by graduation they pick up enough bad habits to be at a significantly higher risk for chronic diseases, a University of Waterloo study has found.  Smoking, marijuana use, binge drinking and physical inactivity skyrocket over the four years of high school.
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Global Alliance To Fight Child Sex Abuse Online Merely 'Symbolic'

A splashy news conference last week touted Canada's membership in a global alliance against child sex abuse, but an internal document says the move was merely 'symbolic' and places no obligations on the federal government.
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Chinese Woman Opposed to One-Child Policy Given Asylum in Canada - Despite Having No Children

The Federal Court has upheld a decision to grant refugee status to a Chinese woman simply because she opposes her country's on-child policy and its harsh enforcement.  Yanxia Ye's deep-seated anxiety about being made to wear an intra-uterine device (IUD) and undergo regular pregnancy tests - coupled with her desire to have a large family - was well-founded and qualified as persecution, the court confirmed in a recent decision.
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