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	<description>Teaching people to care...</description>
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		<title>Breastfed Babies Are Smarter But That Doesn&#8217;t Mean Formula-Fed Babies Are &#8230; The Stir Other things go into a child&#8217;s brain development. Sure, there are many studies showing the benefits of breastfeeding. But be your child&#8217;s teacher; spend time showing them how things work; engage them.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Other things go into a child&#8217;s brain development. Sure, there are many studies showing the benefits of breastfeeding. But be your child&#8217;s teacher; spend time showing them how things work; engage them.  Click below to read more: http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/156625/breastfed_babies_are_smarter_but]]></description>
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		<title>Teenagers Getting Prescription Drugs Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More teenagers are getting their hands on prescription drugs and deterring them isn&#8217;t as easy as monitoring your own medicine cabinet anymore.   Click the link below to read more: http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/262521/158/Teenagers-Getting-Prescription-Drugs-Online &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Why Art Makes Kids Smarter</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/why-art-makes-kids-smarter/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/why-art-makes-kids-smarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oye! Times The activities like painting are essential for kids. The study makes them tired and at that time art is the only way to make them feel enjoy and relax. Studies also suggest that art makes kids even smarter.   http://www.oyetimes.com/tabloid/relationships/44166-why-art-makes-kids-smarter]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Kids Busy, Learning This Summer</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/keep-kids-busy-learning-this-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/keep-kids-busy-learning-this-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the school year, kids focus on the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic. Make summer a time to explore their interests. Plan trips and activities that keep them learning and enjoying their favorite topics. http://www.hampshirereview.com/blog/2013/06/08/keep-kids-busy-learning-this-summer/]]></description>
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		<title>Shamed into silence</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/shamed-into-silence/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/shamed-into-silence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reliable national figures are not available, but in Vermont&#8217;s Bennington County for example, the proportion of disabled child sex abuse cases to other child sex abuse cases has risen from almost zero to more than 50 percent in the last seven years, according to Christina Rainville, Chief Deputy State&#8217;s Attorney. http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/articles/2013-04-shamed-into-silence]]></description>
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		<title>The impact of child abuse and neglect</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/the-impact-of-child-abuse-and-neglect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a study of 17,000 adults, those who were abused as children were more likely to become suicidal; more likely to have heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease; twice as likely to be smokers; twice as likely to be severely obese; twice as likely to become alcoholics; and three times as likely to develop a ...]]></description>
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		<title>Documentary explores role of mothers in prison</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/documentary-explores-role-of-mothers-in-prison/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/documentary-explores-role-of-mothers-in-prison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The film examines the question: Is it possible to become a better mother while serving time in a maximum security prison? &#8220;Mothers of Bedford&#8221; tries to answer this question through the stories of five women who are incarcerated in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County. http://www.thehour.com/entertainment/weekend/documentary-explores-role-of-mothers-in-prison/article_671162c9-b1f5-59bf-be86-7a8281d73b06.html]]></description>
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		<title>Sexual abuse, neglect predicted teen pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/sexual-abuse-neglect-predicted-teen-pregnancy/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/sexual-abuse-neglect-predicted-teen-pregnancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teenage girls who were sexually abused or neglected were more than twice as likely to experience teen childbirth compared with those who were not maltreated, according to new study results. &#8220;One explanation for the persistently high US birth rate is that there are risk factors for teen pregnancy and childbirth that are not addressed in ...]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would teach kids how to prevent abuse</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/bill-would-teach-kids-how-to-prevent-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/bill-would-teach-kids-how-to-prevent-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate would require public schools to teach children how to prevent and fight child sexual abuse and abduction. Bill sponsor Sen. James Doyle, a Democrat of Pawtucket, says abuse and exploitation of children can be reduced by raising awareness in young children of common dangers and warning signs. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Francis supports zero tolerance of child abuse &#8211; Vatican City</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/pope-francis-supports-zero-tolerance-of-child-abuse-vatican-city/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/pope-francis-supports-zero-tolerance-of-child-abuse-vatican-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pope Francis is on record as supporting zero tolerance for the sexual abuse of minors by priests. In a 2012 interview, then-Cardinal Bergoglio said that a bishop called him for advice on how to deal with it, and &#8220;I told him to take away the priests&#8217; licenses, not to allow them to exercise the priesthood ...]]></description>
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		<title>Legislation would create child abuse hotline &#8211; Colorado</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/legislation-would-create-child-abuse-hotline-colorado/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/legislation-would-create-child-abuse-hotline-colorado/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://americanspcc.org/?p=3198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The state currently has no centralized line to report child abuse. Instead, people must make reports to hotlines in each county. Child advocates say the disjointed system lets some reports fall through the cracks, and they had pushed for a centralized system in which a state center would screen calls and determine whether to assign ...]]></description>
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		<title>Child abuse detectors</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-detectors/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-detectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Alcona Health Center in Lincoln, they have a special examination room that is gaily decorated with colorful images on the walls. They have a cupboard stuffed with cuddly handmade blankets, cute hand-knit hats, even cloth dolls that provide instant comfort. But their best tool is a $30,000 colposcope camera and recorder made by ...]]></description>
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		<title>Child abuse linked to asthma in black women</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-black-women/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-black-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physical and/or sexual abuse may be potential asthma causes in black women. In fact, abuse may more than double the odds of a child having asthma. Researchers have made a connection between childhood abuse suffered by African-American women and asthma, which develops later in their lives. http://thegrio.com/2013/03/13/child-abuse-linked-to-asthma-in-black-women/]]></description>
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		<title>Ultimately, philanthropy is Alex Smith&#8217;s greatest legacy &#8211; California</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/ultimately-philanthropy-is-alex-smiths-greatest-legacy-california/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/ultimately-philanthropy-is-alex-smiths-greatest-legacy-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Pam Smith took her son Alex to visit a residential high school for foster teens in 2005, she meant to teach him a lesson. Alex Smith took that lesson and turned it into his legacy. Inspired by the trip, the former 49ers quarterback &#8211; traded yesterday to the Kansas City Chiefs &#8211; has spent ...]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption tax credit for same-sex couples</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/adoption-tax-credit-for-same-sex-couples/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/adoption-tax-credit-for-same-sex-couples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While same-sex couples are excluded from many tax benefits, there is one tax break they qualify for that opposite-sex married couples don&#8217;t &#8212; if they adopt a partner&#8217;s child. http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/25/pf/taxes/same-sex-adoption/?npt=NP1]]></description>
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		<title>Sexual abuse victims often paralyzed by fear</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/sexual-abuse-victims-often-paralyzed-by-fear/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/sexual-abuse-victims-often-paralyzed-by-fear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be &#8216;fear,&#8217; &#8221; she said. &#8220;Fear of not being believed, fear of being judged or being embarrassed or ashamed. It was my word against his. I didn&#8217;t have any proof. I didn&#8217;t have a voice.&#8221; Her situation is not that uncommon among children ...]]></description>
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		<title>Do abandoned children have the right to know their origins?</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/do-abandoned-children-have-the-right-to-know-their-origins/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/do-abandoned-children-have-the-right-to-know-their-origins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has become common practice in the United States, Europe, and worldwide for governments to provide baby boxes or &#8220;safe surrender&#8221; sites, usually near hospitals, where mothers or relatives of unwanted newborns may abandon them anonymously, so that they may be cared for by others and eventually adopted. Such programs are intended to prevent infanticide ...]]></description>
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		<title>Over 60,000 Children Abandoned Each Year in India</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/over-60000-children-abandoned-each-year-in-india/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/over-60000-children-abandoned-each-year-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terryoneal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The committee which submitted its report last week noted that in India more than 60,000 children are being abandoned every year and most of these cases go unnoticed. According to IBN Live, the Verma committee cited examples of such incidents in the report. The abandoned children have fallen victims to human trafficking and sexual violence. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Sexual Abuse Scandal Grips and Divides Hispanic Parishioners in Los Angeles &#8211; California</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/sexual-abuse-scandal-grips-and-divides-hispanic-parishioners-in-los-angeles-california/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/sexual-abuse-scandal-grips-and-divides-hispanic-parishioners-in-los-angeles-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Known for his outspoken views on immigrants&#8217; rights, Cardinal Mahony was seen as a tireless ally here among Latinos, who make up about 70 percent of the four million Catholics in the country&#8217;s largest archdiocese. He could celebrate Mass in flawless Spanish, and was at times affectionately referred to as &#8220;Rogelio.&#8221; But with the release ...]]></description>
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		<title>US states scramble to pay for child welfare services-GAO</title>
		<link>http://americanspcc.org/us-states-scramble-to-pay-for-child-welfare-services-gao/</link>
		<comments>http://americanspcc.org/us-states-scramble-to-pay-for-child-welfare-services-gao/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. states are patching together funds from a variety of sources to care for thousands of children who have been abused or neglected, but they are still struggling to meet demand for services, a federal watchdog agency said on Wednesday. GAO report available at http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-170 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/usa-states-childwelfare-idUSL1N0AZG2020130130]]></description>
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