families & children
Award-winning chef makes plea for families to cook, eat together
John Besh is tired of Americans — himself included — making excuses for not eating at home, and not eating together. He's put together a book, My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking, that he hopes will give families strategies for reversing that decline.
Pennsylvania legislator Louise Bishop, 78, admits to being raped as a child
Louise Williams Bishop stood before a crowd of her fellow legislators recently and, in the wake of the sexual assault scandal at Penn State, admitted she, too had been sexually assaulted as a child. She said she was raped by her stepfather, but never reported it.
Know a risky teenager? Evolutionarily speaking, that's good behavior
New research says that teens' risky behavior, and their desire to be around same-aged peers, are the sorts of skills they need in order to get out of the nest and to lead productive lives.
Libya's schools trying to reform pro-Gadhafi curriculum
With Moammar Gadhafi out of power, efforts turn to reforming the systems he built, not the least of which is Libya's schools. The national curriculum, very pro-Gadhafi, is being revised to be more accurate.
American midwife discovers challenges of medicine in Haiti
Erin Curtiss, a midwife in Seattle, went to Haiti to help train more midwives. What she found, though, shocked her and disappointed her, but left her wanting to help more.
The sex talk: How a European country might help Americans get a handle on it
A new book looks at how the Netherlands approaches sex and teenagers, and how Americans might be able to use some of those tactics to improve communications with our own teens.
The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Seniors
9 million older adults don't know where their next meal is coming from. Making ends meet is a daily struggle.
The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Children and Education
16.5 million American children live in poverty. That's more than any other first-world nation.
The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Hunger
New census data shows that 46 million people live in poverty in the United States. That's about one out of every six Americans.
Greek debt crisis leaves heavy burden on family bonds
As Greeks deal with the persistent national crisis, the bonds of family are being tested as every struggles to even get by. Generations living under one roof, trying to get by on less and less money.
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