U.S. parents

US Parents Lobby against Homopobic hate Crime

LGBT History Month UK (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Parents of gays and lesbians, teachers and activists carrying photos of hate crime murder victims including Harvey Milk and Matthew Shepard will demonstrate in front of the White House on Wednesday 28 October from noon to 2 p.m. prior to the President signing the Matthew Shepard Amendment. The amendment adds gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disabilities to the federal hate crimes...

• Parents of gays and lesbians to demonstrate at White House before signing of Matthew Shepard Act - Gay South Florida

Japanese Police Release U.S. Parent

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009

Christopher Savoie, who was held following accusations that he abducted is own children, is at the center of an international child-custody dispute.

• Japan urged to solve global child custody disputes - Sify
• Japan urged to solve global child custody disputes - Miami Herald
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Worried US parents download paedophile maps before Halloween

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009

Thousands of American parents fearful that their children will be abused by paedophiles while trickortreating on Halloween have downloaded software to identify the homes of sex offenders in their neighbourhoods.

U.S. parents respond quickly to trendy baby names

PREGNANCYWEEKLY'S BLOG (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

Researchers have long known that when it comes to baby names, what's "in" keeps getting more popular. But new research by psychologists suggests that parents in the USA seem to prefer baby names that have recently risen in popularity, rather than those that have been popular for a while and may be on the way out. The study, which researchers say is "relevant to understanding how...

• U.S. parents like baby names that aren't overused, study finds - USA Today

U.S. parents like baby names that aren't overused, study finds

USA Today (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009

PARENTING & KIDS' HEALTH NEWS: ONLY ON USA TODAYNew daditude:TV:Baby names:Chemicals:'Momnesia,' spanking, tweens and toddlers By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAYResearchers have long known that when it comes to baby names, what's "in" keeps getting more popular. But new research by psychologists suggests that parents in the USA seem to prefer baby names that have recently risen in popularity, rather...

US parents use mobile phone software to track local sex offenders

Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Thousands of American parents, worried that their children will be abused by paedophiles while trick-or-treating this Hallowe’en, have downloaded software to identify the homes of sex offenders in their neighbourhoods.

Praying parents jailed over child death

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009

The US parents of a sick girl who died after they turned to prayer instead of getting medical help which could have saved her were jailed for six months today.

Nearly Two Thirds of U.S. Parents Won't Vaccinate Their Children Against H1N1

Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009

A new poll by Consumer Reports shows that most American parents will either hold off on vaccinating their children against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus or won't vaccinate them at all. Read more...

Majority Of U.S. Parents Wary Of H1N1 Vaccine: Poll

Health - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu or will not get them immunized at all....

Majority of U.S. parents wary of H1N1 vaccine: poll

MSNBC.com: Kids & Parenting (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu or will not get them immunized at all, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Majority of US Parents Wary of H1N1 Vaccine: Poll - ABC News

Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009

New York Daily News Majority of US Parents Wary of H1N1 Vaccine: Poll ABC News WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of US parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu or will not get them immunized at all, according to a survey released on Wednesday. ... Only 1/3 in US Plan to Get Swine Flu Vaccine WebMD Swine flu vaccine expected to...

Majority of U.S. parents wary of H1N1 vaccine: poll

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents say they will hold off having their children vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu or will not get them immunized at all, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

• Majority Of U.S. Parents Wary Of H1N1 Vaccine: Poll - Health - The Post Chronicle
• Majority of U.S. parents wary of H1N1 vaccine: poll - MSNBC.com: Kids & Parenting

Growth charts confound U.S. parents

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009

Parents often ask pediatricians to see their children's growth chart but many don't seem to know how to interpret the information, a new U.S. study suggests.

US: Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots

H5N1 (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009

Via the Los Angeles Times: Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study finds. Excerpt:Germ-spreading schoolchildren are expected to be the focus of a massive U.S. vaccination campaign against the novel H1N1 flu. But if their parents are...

• Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study finds - Chicago Tribune
• Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study finds - L. A. Times Dodgers Blog
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Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study finds

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009

A national survey suggests parents are confused about the risks of the virus and its vaccine. Germ-spreading schoolchildren are expected to be the focus of a massive U.S. vaccination campaign against the novel H1N1 flu.