For Modern Kids, 'Philanthropy' Is No Grown-Up Word
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In lieu of presents at her 12th birthday party this year, Maddie Freed of Potomac asked her friends to bring money, and she raised $800 for Children's Hospital.
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There's been a fundamental change in family life, and it has played out over the years in my office. Teachers, pediatricians and therapists like me are seeing children of all ages who are not afraid of their parents. Not one bit. Not of their power, not of their position, not of their ability to ...
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Young people don't think of technology as separate from their daily lives.
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Young children get by with the help of their friends, and some of the most helpful may be imaginary, suggests a new study that challenges the traditional view that well-adjusted kids give up pretend pals after preschool.
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Although 2006 was heralded as the dawn of a golden age of philanthropy, charitable giving was almost flat last year.
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It is a lesson children learn even before their ABCs -- say you are sorry when you hurt someone. But it is now being taught in the grown-up
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A new crop of online philanthropic sites is opening up the traditionally stodgy world of charitable giving.
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Children who do not conform to gender norms are being supported in their choice by parents and doctors.
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It's not just a blue chip for widows and orphans.
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New research shows that kids really do tend to follow in their parents' footsteps, at least in terms of how they choose to spend their free time.
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For some, a new study validates concerns of too much positive reinforcement of the young. Others say it lacks needed nuance.
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There is a dissonance between two camps of modern liberal ideology, both of which have had a deep influence on my thinking. On the one hand there is the green ideology that advocates buying locally produced products or growing your own and the general  reduction of energy usage. On the other there is the drop the debt coalition that is attempting to help the developing world drag itself up and become a richer place.   This article is my attempt to resolve their influence on my own beliefs, with regards to philanthropy.
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Endowments might be surging, but don't rely on colleges to give your kid a free ride.
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There's a temptation to gauge the generosity of a community by the number of million-dollar donations made to the local symphony or university, or the number of fundraising records set by the annual cancer ball or school auction. And until recently, thanks to a booming economy and real estate mar...
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Talking to youngsters in the language of text could prove an invaluable way of increasing their access to services.
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A leading children's charity calls for action to stamp out age discrimination against young people.
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Fleeting childhood moments can have profound financial consequences.