Young people face new challenges in these stimulation-heavy, high-tech times. From rising rates of youth borrowing and credit card debt to plastic surgery pressures, even older siblings can say, "it sure wasn't like this when we were kids." This publication explores these challenges and—with sage advice from and interviews with noted experts—examines innovative ways to integrate new risks into the prevention dialogue.

Sometimes they feel lonely. Sometimes they feel angry. Often, they're confused. But children with military parents serving abroad are finding help—through support groups and programs developed specifically for these situations. CFK explores a few of these services.

For parents serving abroad, life is filled with difficult realities—like how to explain why mom or dad has to be gone for so long. As the U.S. enters into year two of the Iraq war, Connect for Kids' Rob Capriccioso talks to Sergeant Roberta Martinez, a mom who's been there since day one.

With the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks upon us, the memories of that day and subsequent events continue to exert their power. Connect for Kids former Editor Susan Phillips believes we have a long way to go to recognize the depth of that power, especially for our children.

The risk of a terrorist attack in this country causing large numbers of children to be hurt remains quite small. Most of us don't even want to think about such worst-case scenarios. But children's hospitals, emergency medical technicians, and pediatricians have a responsibility to prepare as best they can for whatever might happen. Lisa Rhodes takes a look at their efforts.

Get the facts in this article on the actualities of biological and chemical warfare from SFC Red Thomas, a retired armor master gunner from Mesa, Arizona.

In the 1990s, an increasing proportion of poor children were living with working parents, but that trend has reversed. In 2001, the percent of poor children living with working parents fell to 40 percent compared with 43 percent in 2001, according to this February 2003 report by the Child Trends DataBank.

The debate over work requirements and participation rates in TANF reauthorization continue this year in Congress. Are proposals realistic that would require increased work requirements for a larger proportion of welfare-to-work families? This December report from the Urban Institute gives a good reality check.

The Science on Our Minds Series is a collection of short research-focused fact sheets on topics including, "Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress" and "Unraveling Autism."

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