Many books make me cry when I encounter them for the first time, although fewer these days than during my mascara-smeared teens. But it's rare that a childhood favourite still has the power to call forth tears. Mostly, I find, the potency of ev...
Victims of childhood sexual abuse are gathering in Rome this weekend and will attempt to march on Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican to demand the Catholic Church do more to protect children and hold abusers accountable. A few hundred people from a...
Their lives were shrouded in secrecy for most of their childhood, their identities a fiercely guarded secret behind masks enforced by their paranoid father. Now, Prince, 13, Paris, 12, and Blanket, eight, have now taken the next step and are going pu...
Todd: Lois, actually how old are you Lois? Lois: I'm 25. Todd: OK, 25, so, do you have any early childhood memories? What's the earliest thing you can remember from Childhood? Lois: Uh, my memories from my choldhood aren't very good. I can't remeber...
When you came into the world, she held you in her arms. You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her by crying all night long. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You...
By Katherine Cole Washington 20 February 2007 Ever since releasing her first album in 1996, critics have been raving about Patty Griffin and her songs. While you're unlikely to hear Patty singing them on most U.S. commercial radio stations, that does...
By Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch report on Obesity Childhood obesity is growing steadily in the United States and around the world. New research findings have given doctors new clues to fighting the trend. Jim Bertel narrates. The...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 24 July 2006 watch stuttering report A recent report shows that small children who have more difficulty handling emotional stress often stutter. While scientists say 50 to 80 percent of these children grow out of it...
EDUCATION REPORT – August 15, 2002: U.S. Early Childhood Education By Jerilyn Watson This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. About forty years ago, only five percent of Am...
Broadcast: Apr 07 2003 The World Health Organization, is calling for urgent international action to prevent millions of children from dying every year as a result of environmental hazards. The WHO is...