thisismoney: Middle classes hijack child support
--"Under the scheme parents can visit the centres and take part in a range of activities to entertain young children. But ministers say that the poorest families find the service intimidating or overwhelming while affluent families are benefiting."

Reuters: India: Child labor law welcomed, but needs enforcing
--"Child domestic workers, those under age 18, are nearly invisible and are especially vulnerable. They work alone in individual households, hidden from public scrutiny, where their lives are controlled by their employers. Child domestics typically work long hours for little or no pay. "

Ohmynews: Challenges of writing a teen market An interview with novelist Tabitha Suzuma
--"Her books are aimed at older teens and young adults, but in the United Kingdom, teen fiction is still under the umbrella of children's fiction and is usually found in the same corner of the bookshop."

LA Times: Grand old party of child endangerment [Opinion]
--"Children don't live in a vacuum, of course. They're part of families, and their fate is entwined with their parents' fate. And no matter how you slice and dice the data, American families and the children who live in them are more vulnerable now than they have been in decades."

chron.com: Complete forms no guarantee for CHIP
--"About half of children dropped from the Children's Health Insurance Program provided missing information requested by a new private contractor processing the applications, but lost coverage anyway, state officials said Thursday. "

DNA India: Kalam gives Indian youth 7 out of 10
--"President APJ Abdul Kalam rates Indian youth at seven on a scale of one to 10 on a global podium."

BBC News: Concern over 'missing' children
--"The majority of education authorities in England do not have a written policy on dealing with children who are missing school, research shows."

Washington Post: Bush pitches incentive pay for teachers
--Proposals outlined in talk at a D.C. charter school

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Corporate groups back youth summit
--"Tetrazzini Foods, Lucozade Boost, Centre for Black and African Arts & Civilization (CBAAC), Lantern Books, Sandy Pens, and others have thrown their weight behind the forthcoming National Youth Summit scheduled for the October 26, 2006 at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu Lagos."

IranMania: Isfahan to host children's theater festival
--"The13 th Children and Young Adults Theater Festival will be held in Isfahan from October9 -14."