) March 12, 2009 -- The 2009 Best Picture 'Slumdog Millionaire' shines the global spotlight on the crushing poverty present in India. Children International answers that call by opening a new community center to help poor children in Calcutta.

Children International in India is working to help families like this one who live in crushing poverty.

) December 11, 2008 -- With the giving season at hand, Forbes magazine ranks Children International, a humanitarian organization, as a top charity.

Wii is the new tread for kids, teens, and even adults that miss the fun days as a child. This exciting new gaming system helps the activity level in children. When children are sitting and not moving around much, they are at risk of overweight and other health problems related to being overweight. This new gaming system Wii is a great way to get up off the couch and move around without taking your eyes off the TV.
Parents love the idea of getting their children active. Buying a Wii gaming system maybe the way to achieve that. Games that are played on the Wii have a wide range. There are games for younger one and even more exciting there are games for us adult. This also helps us parents to get involved with our children. Or even grandparents can get involved.

) July 29, 2009 –- Albuquerque Studios and The Adoption Exchange will be working together to create video profiles of children who are waiting for families. The profiles will provide detailed visibility for prospective parents in an effort to place children in safe, permanent homes. The first round of filming will take place at Albuquerque Studios on July 31, 2009 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The Adoption Exchange

Designing for Interaction and Learning

Morgan Kaufmann announces the release of a landmark book on human-computer interaction for children. Mobile Technology for Children edited by Allison Druin

) August 19, 2009 -- AblePlay (www.ableplay.org) makes choosing the appropriate and safe toys for special needs children easy. The National Lekotek Center, a Division of Anixter Center, is a leading expert in the benefits of play and toys for children with special needs. They have recently upgraded their Ableplay website to provide better and easier access to free, independent research, ratings and reviews of play products for children with disabilities.

) October 27, 2009 -- www.AblePlay.org reviews toys from the marketplace and evaluates them based on their relevance and benefits to children with special needs.

It may surprise parents to learn that the benefits of play could extend beyond fun and games.

According to Pediatrics in Review, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, play "offers children important developmental benefits and parents the opportunity to fully engage with their children."

) June 11, 2009 -- From cyberbullying and violent video games to social networking and sexting, parents are overwhelmed by the new media environment and how it affects their children. To help parents navigate this new and changing landscape, the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) at Children's Hospital Boston is launching Ask the Mediatrician .

) September 15, 2009 -- Twenty-three states expanded or improved children's health coverage programs this year despite a tough economic climate, according to a report by the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute.

) October 6, 2008 -- Family advice website Professorshouse.com offers parents struggling to understand their children's behaviour and mood changes an informative resource with the Raising Children section on their website. Covering everything from raising troublesome toddlers to teenagers and tantrums, the section is an invaluable resource for parents new and old.

Raising Children Release Image

) December 18, 2008 -- GuardChild introduces the first One-Stop Website, www.GuardChild.com that provides parents with the fundamental resources for protecting children from sexual predators and other online dangers.

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 64% of all teens admit to engaging in online activities they wouldn't want their parents to know about. This behavior puts children and their families at risk, which is why Michael Cafarelli has created GuardChild, a unique, holistic website that fuses the best parental control software and educational resources, enabling parents to minimize that risk.

Internet security is protecting your children from viruses, spyware, pop-ups and social networking dangers.

Wrappz UK an online portal for ipod skins & stickers, laptop covers, PS3 and PSP cases is proud to announce a new vinyl skins for charity organization BBC Children in Need

) January 21, 2009 -- Your Family magazine editor-in-chief and NSPCC parenting advisor, Eileen Hayes, explains that starting a new term can be a very stressful time for children as well as their parents, particularly after the excitement of Christmas and New Year celebrations. Through the online parental advice magazine, Your Family, Eileen encourages parents to establish good lifestyle habits to help build structure and deal with stressful times for children, such as going back to school and their exams.

First of its kind workbook for children with AD/HD

) November 13, 2008 -- While sitting in front of his computer in St. Simons Island, GA, B.J. Elliott read a blog post by Maureen Forbes about her desire to make 100 handmade teddy bears for children impacted by AIDS in Wilderness, South Africa. Forbes, who uses a solar panel to communicate with friends and family online from her home in Wilderness, only had enough fabric to make 20 bears. Elliott offered to help her raise enough money to make 1,000 teddy bears. Word spread on the online community where they met, the 29-Day Giving Challenge (29Gifts.org), and a group of 29Gifts.org members decided to launch Operation Teddy Bear Care.

Operation Teddy Bear Care Logo

Protect your children with the best nanny cam equipment on the Internet.

) November 7, 2008 -- Famundo, the leading online family management and calendaring service, today unveiled Famundo Social, the newest online community allowing families to communicate and share information in one, secure location. Bridging the digital divide between children and adults, Famundo Social is the ultimate all-in-one communication, online calendar, and family management tool everyone can use to share photos, family news, lists, blogs and schedules. The user-friendly service makes it possible for families and friends to connect in a hip and modern way, easily accommodating their on-the-go, busy lifestyle.

) February 5, 2009 -- Intuitive Media, providers of safe social networks for children between the ages of 6 and 14, today slammed reports that MySpace and Facebook have any serious measures to keep children safe online.

In response to MySpace's reports of purging 90,000 sex offenders from its social network, Robert Hart, CEO of UK-headquartered Intuitive Media said, "That it took them two years to purge known names of sexual offenders listed in the public domain is in itself outrageous, but more worrying is that those websites can simply not protect against the offenders that haven't been caught yet trying to sexually solicit children whether on or offline. Many social websites make perfect breeding grounds for future offenders."

) November 17, 2008 -- Ten years of progress on children's health care coverage is threatened by increasing unemployment, declining state revenues, and a growing affordability gap between family income and the cost of healthcare coverage, according to a report released today by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute.

) June 25, 2009 -- Nemours, one of the nation's leading children's health systems, began construction in June on the Nemours Children's Hospital in Lake Nona's medical city. The 630,000-square-foot children's hospital will include 95 beds and serve as the core of a 60-acre pediatric health campus featuring a children's clinic, emergency department, diagnostic and ambulatory programs along with education and research centers. Nemours plans to open the $380 million hospital in 2012.

Rendering of the future Nemours Children's Hospital

) April 29, 2009 -- Today there are nearly 500,000 children and youth in America's foster care system. As the economy has worsened, reports of abuse and neglect have increased in some areas of the country and are expected to rise. Of the 26,000 young people who age out of foster care each year, many end up facing life's challenges alone without the support and education they need to compete in the workplace. In this economy, they are more likely than ever to endure homelessness, poverty, compromised health, unemployment, incarceration and other adversities.

Everyone has the power to do something positive that will change a lifetime for a young person in foster care.

) December 19, 2008 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today "12 Days of UNICEF," a blogging campaign to encourage Americans to give back this holiday season with Inspired Gifts. Beginning December 19 and running through December 31, UNICEF celebrity Ambassadors and Supporters, including Lucy Liu and Clay Aiken, will post daily blogs on the UNICEF website at http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org about Inspired Gifts and their impact on children around the world.

Jerry White, 27 starts a online based web hosting company to help sponsor children in Africa!

) November 22, 2008 -- Rainy Day Memories, a provider of personalized announcement cards, launched a series of cards in support of The Orphan Foundation. The announcements include birth announcements, invitations, holiday greeting cards, photo montages, calendars, and general photography.

The various offerings can be customized to each client's tasks and message, and include photos of themselves, children, families or pets. To see examples of all the offerings, visit: www.RainyDayMemories.com.

) November 3, 2009 -- When Microsoft Founder Bill Gates issued a challenge for Microsoft MVPs to "do philanthropy where you are," 53 of the world's most highly-regarded SQL Server experts took up that call. Together with Manning Publications, they’ve written SQL Server MVP Deep Dives. All the authors—many of whom have successful books of their own—are donating 100% of their author royalties to War Child International.

SQL Server MVP Deep Dives

Popular dating site DontDateHimGirl.com today announced it has partnered with FamilyNetworkz.com to keep families connected and to promote safe internet usage for children.

) November 14, 2008 -- Deltek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PROJ), the leading provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused organizations, today announced that the company will be conducting a charity event to build and provide bicycles to underpriviledged, local area children for the holidays.

Hoppmann Audio Visual contributes to the EMHE renovation of the Tripp Family residence and construction of a facility for The Fishing School, a youth and family center for underprivileged children.

) October 27, 2009 -- SmartyRents.com is a new online video game rental company that features LeapFrog and VTech educational video games. One of the most impressive services SmartyRents provides for parents is the ability to search for games by a specific educational skill. For example, if a child is struggling with addition, parents can search for only those games that address addition. Parents can search among 150 educational skills to select key skills pertinent to their child's age and learning level.

) September 15, 2008 -- Six out of ten American teens witness bullying at least once daily, according to the National Crime Prevention Council, an alarming statistic for parents everywhere. That's why bullying prevention is so important.

In recognition of the Third Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct. 5-11, 2008 PACER invites bloggers nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children.

The week is sponsored by PACER's National Center for Bullying Prevention and cosponsored by the American Federation for Teachers, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, National Education Association, National PTA and School Social Work Association of America.

) February 19, 2009 -- Pro Mujer, a leading microfinance organization operating in Latin America for nearly 20 years, is now registered as a UK charity, an important first step toward securing new support from UK philanthropists and corporations.

KIDO'Z v 1.0 is the first International computer operating system built for small children. A freeware download is available at http://kidoz.net/ (PRWeb May 5, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/KIDOZ/operating_system/prweb2386674.htm

Samsung Electronics Australia will donate AUD$180,000 to three Variety charities in 2009 as part of its ongoing commitment to help disadvantaged children in Australia.

) November 3, 2009 -- The Orphaned Starfish Foundation (OSF), an internationally recognized foundation that provides computer vocational training centers for orphans and disadvantaged children throughout the developing world, held its 2009 Annual Gala on October 22, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton, Battery Park in New York City.

) July 11, 2009 -- Douglas Wallace knows what it is to be poor.

Not just poor, but devastatingly, hopelessly, mind-numbingly poor. Poverty, alcoholism and violence destroyed his childhood. Perseverance and ambition saved his life.

Wallace's book, "Everything Will Be All Right," is scheduled for release on October 1, 2009 by Greenleaf Book Group (www.greenleafbookgroup.com/) -and is featured as the the front cover ad on Publishers Weekly for the June 29, 2009 issue.

) January 13, 2009 -- Children's Illusionist Marco Frezza embarks on a World tour to award three lucky children with a live Magical performance. 12 months ago, Marco challenged children around the world to watch his 52 Webisodes of Magic on YouTube and decode the secret order of a deck of playing cards.

YouTube Illusionist Marco Frezza

) July 19, 2009 -- The 5th Annual Manny Mota "Field of Dreams" Charity Golf Tournament will be hosting the First Annual Women's Golf Clinic on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the La Canada Flintridge Country Club. The addition of the Women's Golf Clinic to the organization's annual "Field of Dreams" fundraiser will create an opportunity for the Manny Mota International Foundation to continue providing much needed humanitarian assistance and educational opportunities to underprivileged youth in the U.S. and the Dominican Republic.

) April 17, 2009 -- Shutterstock, the world's largest subscription-based online stock photo agency, is sponsoring Free Arts NYC, a New York based charity organization that delivers creative art programs to underprivileged children throughout the city.

Shutterstock Public Relations Manager, John Mackin, helps Tahlia, one of the children that Free Arts NYC serves, create one of the many fun art projects at the Shutterstock Free Arts Day.

) March 27, 2009 -- It's a common scene played out in households around the world. It's bedtime, and the kids expect mom to read them a bedtime story. But in the Pagratis household, story time didn't mean just rereading the same books time and time again. Instead, it meant mom making up an original story on the spot to the delight of her son and daughter.

That passion for storytelling moved children's author Maggie Pagratis to write You've Got Me Wishing For Wishes Again. The book, published under Pagratis' own Athse Publishing imprint, follows a young boy in Africa as he wishes for peace and happiness for his family and the world.