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Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:00 -0400
Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days.
Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400
An original copy of the Declaration of Independence was recently discovered in the British National Archives. Edward Hampshire, the diplomatic and colonial specialist at the archives, talks with Melissa Block about the discovery of the 26th copy of the document.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: Track School
Lauren Collins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
June marks the onset of what one Village resident refers to as “devil-baby season”--the time of the year when the temperature climbs and New Yorkers start doing crazy stuff. This year, the weather stayed cold, and damp. Things still got weird. On Long Island, a newborn was found . . .
James Surowiecki: Caveat Mortgagor
James Surowiecki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
In 1937, the Massengill Company began selling a health product called Elixir Sulfanilamide, which contained one of the antibiotic sulfa drugs. Unfortunately, it also contained diethylene glycol, a solvent that happens to be deadly to humans. In a matter of months, the elixir killed more than a hundred consumers. The . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
The most improbable of America’s mass movements for civil rights--improbable at the time, inevitable in retrospect--got its start at a most improbable hour in a most improbable place. The hour: two in the morning, forty years ago. The place: the sidewalk in front of the Stonewall Inn, a . . .

 

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Bodyliness - Examines how children view their bodies and sexuality in relation to God and spirituality.

Kids - Advice and resources on variety of topics dealing with children, adolescents and sex, including sexual behavior, development, dating, sex crimes and child abuse. Targeted at parents and teens.

Abercrombie and Fitch Petition - A petition and message board on the issue of marketing thongs for children.
Meta Description: [ No Kid Thongs! Petition Against Abercrombie & Fitch Petition ]

Abnormal Sex Differentiaton - Aims to help parents and patients understand intersexuality and the challenges that accompany syndromes of abnormal sex differentiation. Prepared by The Johns Hopkins Children Center.
Meta Description: [ Johns Hopkins Children's Center - www.hopkinschildrens.org ]

CCS and Child Sexuality - A discussion of the anime series CCS, arguing that sexuality expressed by its characters is normal and should not be criticized.
Meta Description: [ a site for the dreamer in all of us - seiken densetsu, soulbonding, spirituality, sketches and more ]

Child Sexual Development - Academic paper by Loretta Haroian, Ph.D., concerning childhood sexual development.

Child Sexuality and Sexual Behavior - Report released by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare to disseminate recent discoveries in the field of child sexuality.

Child Trafficking - Digital Library - Supports effort to fight trafficking of children into prostitution, forced labour, child marriage, and other slavery-like conditions by increasing knowledge, sharing experience, and improving skills.
Meta Description: [ more children are trafficked into prostitution, forced labour, child marriage and other slavery-like conditions. Each day sees the growth of skills and experience of traffickers and those who purchase trafficked persons. to prevent child trafficking and provide care for children who have been tr... ]

Childhood Sexuality - Academic paper discussing childhood sexuality.

404 Coping with Your Child's Sexuality - Advice for parents who suspect that their children are homosexual.

Focus Adolescent Services - Resources and information on teen sexual behavior, teen pregnancy, and sexuality issues.
Meta Description: [ Resources, information, articles, organizations, and books dealing with adolescent sexual behavior, sexuality, teen pregnancy, and teen parenthood. ]

Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development - Overview of sexual development and awareness as theorized by Sigmund Freud.

Growing Up Sexually - Large anthropological study that examines childhood sexuality and scripting of sexual development. Included is a world reference atlas and an ethnographic index. By Diederik F. Janssen, MD.

Growing Up Sexually Email List - Reading and subscription list concerned with childhood sexuality matters. Free subscription ensures email notification of new academic research.

Harmful to Minors: Perils of Protecting Children From Sex - Devoted to the controversial work by Judith Levine. Includes links to reviews, news articles, excerpts.

Henry Jenkins - The Sensuous Child: Dr. Benjamin Spock and the Sexual Revolution - A discussion of twentieth century views towards child sexuality and the research of Dr. Spock.

404 Is Your Teen Having Oral Sex? - An article for parents that surrounds the theories regarding safer sex as it relates to common early sexual behaviors, such as fellatio.
Meta Description: [ IS YOUR TEEN HAVING ORAL SEX? Safe Sex is the Best Policy ]

Normative Sexual Behavior in Children: A Contemporary Sample - Journal article from the American Academy of Pediatrics that presents findings from research on the relationship between sexual abuse and sexual behavior in children. [PDF Format].

Oscar, How Did I Get Here? - Offers details regarding the biological aspects of sexually related topics. Includes details on how to order an interactive CD-ROM for children aged five to nine.

Perverted Justice - Intended to root out and bring to light those who would use the Internet as a way to sexually abuse and prey upon children.
Meta Description: [ Slamming wannabe pedophiles with a little Perverted Justice. ]

404 Project Growing Up Sexually - Covers an effort in surveying academic endeavor in child and youth sexuality matters. Features downloadable e-books, listserv/archive, bibliographies, various link collections, and a full text digital archive.

Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Development in Children - Article examining what is normal sexual development and behavior in children and teenagers, and which behaviors might signal that a child is a victim of sexual abuse, or acting in a sexually aggressive manner towards others. By Dr. Phil Rich.

Sexuality and Your Child - A sexuality guide for parents of infants and toddlers.

Sexuality and Your Child -- For Children Ages 3 to 7 - A guide for parents of the types of normal sexuality exhibited by 3-7 year old children.
Meta Description: [ MU Extension, University of Missouri ]

The Cult of Childhood and the Repression of Childhood Sexuality - Author discusses the history of childhood in western culture and how it has led to the 'cult of childhood' which does not recognize children as sexual beings.