Wednesday, August 30, 2006

allAfrica.com: Ghana: Youth Leader Wants Children's Rights Emphasized

--"A child's right advocate,
Mr. Bright .K. Appiah has called on the government to critically develop
interest in developing a mechanism to ensure that the districts selected for the
Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) do not use children as part of the labour
force for production."

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:
Media, hormones, peer pressure do a number on girls' confidence

--report on University of Colorado workshops
on leadership and critical-thinking skills for adolescent girls


Time.com:
The secret love lives of teenage boys

--"Social scientists who study young love
are discovering that contrary to popular belief, male adolescents don't just
want to have fun"

Monday, August 28, 2006