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Study: Child maltreatment linked with teens' risky online behaviors & IRL encounters [via Pediatrics]

Spanking No Help in Child-Rearing [via MedPage Today]

Meta-analysis of research suggests spanking kids may be ineffective.

Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse [via Health.com]

In 2006, 4,600 US kids were hospitalized due to child abuse (and those are just the cases we know about).

200lb Ohio 3rd-grader placed in foster care for medical neglect

Childcare is more than making sure your child is clothed & fed, it also means that parents take their health seriously.