KansasCity.com: Keep eye out for stress in children, experts advise
--"This school year, far more than in recent years, Charlotte Ijei felt the need to call together school social workers and counselors to arm them with tips on how to spot and respond to stressed-out kids and their parents."

Times of India: No child-labour at home, Govt tells staff
--"Central government employees across the country may soon have to file a yearly undertaking before the government that their homes are child-labour free, if the Union labour ministry has it way."

Canada.com: Matt Damon lends support to children's charity, says 'problems can be solved'
--"OneXOne strives to improve the lives of children around the world, working to support groups including War Child, Childfind and the African Children's Choir."

The Herald: You’re hurt. Would your children know how to help you?
--"This is the question Red Cross Scotland wants people to ask themselves - and the earlier in life the better. Today, the organisation is calling for a public debate on the teaching of first aid in schools. According to the charity, it has research that shows 96% of Scots believe that young people should learn basic first-aid skills at school."

Akron Beacon Journal: Study: More children in rural Ohio living in poverty
--"About one in every five children in rural Ohio is living in poverty, an increase of 5.6 percent since 2000, according to a study of census figures."

Detroit Free Press: 9/11 left scars on minds of children
--"In the days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, University of Texas education professor Patricia Somers studied the drawings of children and interviewed hundreds of college students around the country."

The Australian: Child mental health problems rising
--"Almost one in seven teenagers and children have mental health problems and will swamp Australia's health system if the problem is not addressed, an international conference in Melbourne has been told."

Ann Arbor News: Ozone House provides support, safe haven for high-risk youth [Interview]

The Hindu: October 10 deadline to end child labour
--"Both Government and non-governmental organisations must work together to eradicate child labour, particularly in enforcing the ban on employing children below 14 years as domestic workers and in hotels, Labour Minister Iqbal Ansari said here on Friday."

Scotsman.com: Children get preview of Peter Pan sequel
--"Geraldine McCaughrean read the first chapter of Peter Pan In Scarlet, her follow-up to the JM Barrie classic, at the Great Ormond Street Hospital's Children's Charities Peter Pan Awards."