"Yes, I have four children. Four children with whom I spend a good part of every day: bathing them, combing their hair, sitting with them while they do their homework, holding them while they weep their tragic tears. But I'm not in love with any of them.
I am in love with my husband."
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on May 27, 2009 -
182 comments
Generations of Hope is a non-profit set up to bring kids out of foster care and into extended families with grandparents. The community of
Hope Meadows was repurposed from housing on a
closed Air Force base in Illinois. (The NYT article erroneously refers to the community by the non-profit's name. No matter. The story is still inspirational.)
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posted by yiftach
on Sep 16, 2008 -
5 comments
How does your country measure up as a place to raise kids? It turns out that
growing up in the UK is a bleaker experience than in any other wealthy country. UNICEF studied all the wealthiest nations (full
report PDF here), and the US and UK came in at the bottom on almost all indicators (material wellbeing, health and safety, education, family and peer relationships, behaviours and risks, and the subjective feelings of kids and teens themselves ). Doing best for kids were the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. It turns out that GDP and material wealth alone does not ensure healthier or happier or more well-educated kids--the Czech Republic scored very well despite being one of the poorest nations surveyed.
posted by amberglow
on Feb 15, 2007 -
113 comments
