The Mercury News: Guide helps buyers find right toy for special needs children
--"Each toy in the 52-page guide includes a detailed description of how it can be used, along with icons indicating whether the toy can stimulate development in such areas as creativity, self esteem, vision or hearing."

Reuters: Lebanon: Children play to tackle war trauma
--"Agencies working to improve the psychological health of children believe there is no better way to begin the journey towards recovery than through that which children enjoy best – playing. "According to research, 95 percent of children are able to overcome stress and mild trauma by simply playing," said Soha Boustani, Beirut communications officer for the United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef."

The Age: McDonald's wants in on new Children's Hospital
--"Despite its charitable work, its location on the site remains contentious to health groups. Health Minister Bronwyn Pike told The Age: "I would hope that the availability of healthy, nutritious food would be part of that (tender process) criteria.""

Daily Herald: Debt is bad - even on student loans
--"We're told over and over again that student loans are good debt. The conventional wisdom says that, like a home loan, student loan debt will turn into an asset. But what happens when it doesn't turn out that way?"

ksl.com: Proposal would require Utah children to have health insurance
--"Utah's children would be required to have health insurance under a plan being floated by Gov. Jon Huntsman's top health advisers."

United Press International: Youth don't understand mental illness
--"Youth ages 8 to 18 seem to have an easier time understanding a physical illness than a mental illness, according to a U.S. survey."

Scotmans.com: Refer fewer child cases, SCRA head urges police
--"Scotland's most senior children's reporter has issued an unprecedented warning that her organisation can no longer cope with the rising number of cases referred to her after being refused an increase in her annual budget."