By Anick Jesdanun, Associated Press
NEW YORK — Almost every lesson on Internet safety warns against posting personal information such as phone numbers and school names.
Researchers are now suggesting, though, that such advice, however well-intentioned, doesn’t necessarily make children safer from predators and related threats.
In a recent study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent [...]
July 13, 2007
Net threats result of kids’ online behavior
July 13, 2007
Romancing the Credit-Card Holder
By Margaret Price, Christian Science Monitor
Posted on June 26, 2007, Printed on July 12, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/55160/
The next time a credit-card offer comes in the mail, it might be worth looking to see if the terms are any friendlier.
For example, Chase Card Services elected early this year to scrap the arcane practice of two-cycle billing, in which [...]
July 13, 2007
Gal pals opt for adventure on getaways
NEW YORK (AP) — The girls’ getaway isn’t just an overnight trip to a spa these days.
Visiting spas, beaches and shopping vacations are still the top activities for trips taken by girlfriends or female relatives, but cruises, culinary trips, visits to cities, and active vacations that include golf, skiing, scuba and biking are also part [...]
July 13, 2007
The Gregarious Brain
July 8, 2007
By DAVID DOBBS
If a person suffers the small genetic accident that creates Williams syndrome, he’ll live with not only some fairly conventional cognitive deficits, like trouble with space and numbers, but also a strange set of traits that researchers call the Williams social phenotype or, less formally, the “Williams personality”: a love of [...]
July 13, 2007
Top court dismisses Calgary woman’s parental responsibility appeal
Last Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2007
| 2:13 PM ET
CBC News
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal from an Alberta woman who wanted to absolve her common-law partner of any parenting responsibility for her child.As is its custom, the court did not give a reason for its ruling in the [...]
July 13, 2007
Custody Issues after marriage breakdown
Custody Disputes Often Ignore Evidence of Child Abuse
By Marie Tessier, Women’s eNews
Posted on July 11, 2007, Printed on July 12, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/56525/
Numerous psychological assessments have been developed to measure trauma in children, theoretically providing a tool for family courts and child protective workers to help determine where custody should be granted or where the child’s best [...]
