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  More Than Half of Mothers are Unwed in U.S.
  Topic by Erin Luhmann

  The phrase “shotgun wedding” may be retiring from the American lexicon. Today more than half of all American babies are born to single mothers – single in the sense that they are not married to the father of their child. In a society long associated with Christian values, the trend is...

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  Work Outside or Stay at Home? The Super Mom Dilemma
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  To work or not to work? These are the questions mothers all across America are asking themselves. Stay-at-home and working moms are battling it out to determine who is the better parent. Neither one is more apt than the other; the choice comes down to life's circumstances. In Allison...

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  Child Beauty Pageants as Entertainment
  Topic by Nidhi Singh

  Eden Wood, considered a champion in the world of children's pageants, is retiring from pageants at the ripe old age of 6. Pageants are a popular activity for children aged from a few months to 10 and up. These kids perform talents and routines dressed enough makeup, hairspray and sequins to...

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  Spoiled American Brats
  Topic by Carrie Kirby

  When many of my mom friends shared Elizabeth Kolbert's New Yorker piece, "Spoiled Rotten: Why Do Kids Rule the Roost," on Facebook, I dropped everything to read it. Like most parents of my time and geography, I know I am letting my kids get away with too much and demanding too little of...

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  Guns and Children
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  Gun safety has been a revolving issue in congress, but the safety of firearms in the American home has come into question with the increasing number of incidents involving children accidentally shooting themselves, other family members or friends. The Bill of Rights states that under...

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  The Debate on Public Breastfeeding
  Topic by Enelda Butler

  In Detroit, Michigan, a bus driver threatened to kick a woman off a public bus unless she stopped breastfeeding her two-week-old child. When the woman refused, security officers ordered her to leave. The woman posted a video response to the event on YouTube, which caused the incident to...

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  What Punishment Leads To: The Debate of Child Discipline
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  A world of inconsistencies revolve around the subject of child discipline. With all the material that has been distributed on the suggested methods of appropriate child discipline, neither parents, child psychologists nor pediatricians can seem to come to a consensus on what way is the right...

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  Bad Childhood Great Life: Overcoming the Legacy of Adverse Childhood Experiences
  Article by Kathleen A Kendall-Tackett

  We hear a lot these days about dysfunctional families, so much so, that it's almost a cliché. But the sad fact is tha...

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  Teenagers Affected By Internet and Social Networking Use
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  Traffic to social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has increased due to ongoing popularity with younger Internet users. Online villainy, such as cyber-bullying and sexting among the younger generations, has become alarmingly frequent through these sites. Recently,...

• Adults Facing Harassment and Bullying
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons
• Toy Safety Regulation: Too Far or Not Far Enough?
  Topic by Carrie Kirby
• White Birth Rate Will Change America
  Topic by Nora G Hertel
• Raleigh, NC "Oh Sheetz!" Z-4-13 New Hope Road, Zoning 102
  Article by Lillian L Thompson
• Earthquake Preparedness in California and Japan
  Topic by Harvey K Black