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  1. Smart phones good for child development? http://tinyurl.com/y9c4gfr Read how media can help young #kids learn: http://tinyurl.com/yb7uan2
  2. California #law undermines women trying to get out of #poverty and off #welfare - read our blog: http://tinyurl.com/yjxrqde
  3. NYTimes looks at who's at risk of #school violence - http://tinyurl.com/y8fqgvf - and FOC profiles risk: http://tinyurl.com/ydo2fh8
  4. The Future of Children's new issue, Preventing Child Maltreatment, is out! Read it online at http://www.futureofchildren.org/ #abuse #kids
  5. More healthy #food in #school, less #obesity! Progress: http://tinyurl.com/y9c6efn. FOC blog on #nutrition: http://tinyurl.com/yaytgv8
  6. New ACS #poverty data: only NH has under 10% of #kids in poverty, MS has 29.4, LA 26.9, and DC 25.7. Poor/middle income families hurt most.
  7. Is school making our #kids fat? Check out our new blog on #school #nutrition: http://tinyurl.com/yaytgv8
  8. Computers offer 1-to-1 student interactions, help students http://tinyurl.com/l7xu6n. How #school can offer most: http://tinyurl.com/n2oler
  9. Cyberbullying poses new legal and social challenges - FOC issue: http://tinyurl.com/mp36n8 and NY Times editorial: http://tinyurl.com/n9l693
  10. Juvenile justice and community mental health need to work together to help #youth w/ mental disorders - FOC Blog: http://tinyurl.com/nvym77
  11. Juvenile Justice at work - getting kids out of prison, into schools CNN: http://tinyurl.com/nrpgfy FOC:http://tinyurl.com/l4o4xo
  12. Master's degrees for #teacher not effective for #student - unless the same field as the teacher's subject http://tinyurl.com/md9zh4 #educ
  13. Parental instability rough on American #kids http://www.newsweek.com/id/212140 - #marriage best when it lasts http://tinyurl.com/odneh8
  14. Working parents juggle #childcare, may rely on family - Boston Globe: http://tinyurl.com/oj63ho and FOC report: http://tinyurl.com/qxam2y
  15. Community-based mental health treatment needed for juvenile delinquents - http://tinyurl.com/l74vl9 and FOC's http://tinyurl.com/mrzagx
  16. Boston using Web 2.0 to promote sexual health - #socialmarketing campaigns teach teens healthy lifestyles http://tinyurl.com/kv6yor
  17. Juvenile Justice system effective at reducing recidivism, incarceration http://bit.ly/14yiXy. Read why we need it: http://tinyurl.com/l4o4xo
  18. Check out our new blog on why teens don't #twitter but prefer social networking sites instead. http://tinyurl.com/mepaeo
  19. New blog posting on #healthcare and how parental coverage affects #kids http://tinyurl.com/nom7fq
  20. Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #kids #publicpolicy #childwelfare