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		<title>Gender non-conformity increases kids&#8217; risk of abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children whose activity choices, interests and pretend play don&#8217;t conform to expected gender roles face an increased risk of abuse and future trauma, a new study finds. One in 10 kids display gender non-conformity before age 11 and, on average, are more likely to experience physical, psychological and sexual abuse and experience post-traumatic stress disorder ...]]></description>
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		<title>How child abuse primes the brain for future mental illness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brain scan study pinpoints the changes associated with child abuse that may raise people&#8217;s risk of depression, PTSD and addictions later in life. http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/15/how-child-abuse-primes-the-brain-for-future-mental-illness/ &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>The power of love: Nurturing children has benefits for brain, general well-being</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indeed, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study last month by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis who used magnetic resonance imaging to show that a specific region of a preschooler&#8217;s brain physically grew when a parent was more supportive and nurturing. The longitudinal study ...]]></description>
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		<title>Mom Who Forced Son to Walk Alongside Car: &#8216;I Was Already Late for Work&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Utah mother, who allegedly forced her son to walk alongside a moving car she was driving after he had missed his school bus, has been charged with child abuse and reckless driving. Stacie Johnson, 37,  reportedly was angry that her 9-year-old son had missed the bus to school one too many times, and was ...]]></description>
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		<title>Spanking kids can cause long-term harm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO (Reuters) &#8211; Spanking children can cause long-term developmental damage and may even lower a child&#8217;s IQ, according to a new Canadian analysis that seeks to shift the ethical debate over corporal punishment into the medical sphere. http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/spanking-kids-can-cause-long-term-harm-canada-study#.TzgutATawII.gmail &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>WA House: adults must report severe child abuse</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/wa-house-adults-must-report-severe-child-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington state House has passed a bill requiring all adults to report suspected cases of severe child abuse and neglect to the state Department of Social and Health Services. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/WA-House-adults-must-report-severe-child-abuse-3233788.php &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Video of Chinese boy crying in snow sparks uproar &#8211; New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A home video showing a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked through the snow in bitterly cold New York has sparked an online uproar in China. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzaerSz9yH4 To read more, click on the link below: http://news.yahoo.com/video-chinese-boy-crying-snow-sparks-uproar-083503316.html;_ylt=AhyxGo38ysZlMs1ywTXnajrzWed_;_ylu=X3oDMTRvYW5oNmtzBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNmMzRiODEwMy0xZWFkLTNkMTQtYWRhNi0xMjk4YmQ2MzI2YzIEcG9zAzUEc2VjA25ld3NfZm9yX3lvdQR2ZXIDNDI4NDY1MjEtNTI1Yi0xMWUxLWJiN2UtYWYyNDI4ZWUyNGMy;_ylg=X3oDMTJybG5scDc0BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDOTQyN2QxMzAtOTc2MS0zNmY1LWJkNTYtYmI5ZWNlZWVlMzdmBHBzdGNhdAN1cwRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2UEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3]]></description>
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		<title>House committee rejects child sexual abuse bill &#8211; South Dakota</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A House committee on Monday rejected a bill that would have eliminated the time limit for victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits against perpetrators or institutions, despite emotional testimony from victims during a two hour hearing. Several cried loudly by the elevator after members of the House Judiciary Committee voted to kill the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting children from being sexual abuse victims and offenders &#8211; Ohio</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/protecting-children-from-being-sexual-abuse-victims-and-offenders-ohio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve gone way beyond warning our kids about “stranger danger,” recognizing that 90 percent of sexual abuse victims know the offender. What is less recognized is that 36 percent of the time sexual offenses against kids are committed by other children, according to the December 2009 Juvenile Justice Bulletin. http://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyle/protecting-children-from-being-sexual-abuse-victims-and-offenders-1323663.html &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Child deaths undercounted nationally, panel told &#8211; Kentucky</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deaths of children from neglect or abuse probably are vastly undercounted in many states, including Kentucky, a representative from the National Conference of State Legislatures told a legislative panel Thursday. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120202/NEWS01/302020066/1001/rsslink &#160;]]></description>
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