New York Times: To give children an edge, Au Pairs from China

--" Their services are in great demand, in part because so many Americans have adopted baby girls from China. Driving the need more aggressively is the desire among ambitious parents to ensure their children’s worldliness, as such parents assume that China’s expanding influence will make Mandarin the sophisticates’ language decades hence."

Forbes: Movie trailers expose youth to tobacco abuse

--"Even though tobacco advertising on television has been banned in the United States since 1971, many American children still see images of smoking in televised ads for movies, a new study finds."

SABC News: Child-headed households on the increase: report

China Daily: Children of migrant workers cause concern

--"The recent uncovering of an 11-member criminal gang of migrant teenagers in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, has drawn attention to the lack of proper education for many of these children."