Opinion: Now Is Not the Time to Loosen Child Labor Regulations – Especially in Dangerous Industries

Child labor laws are trending in the wrong direction and we are putting children's health and development at risk. Now is the time to advocate for legislative changes at the state and national levels.

"...society should be given to the most vulnerable members. Children working in the agriculture sector certainly fit that definition,..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Hope Ferdowsian

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...Her band, Wild Child, soundchecks on stage, but gravity recenters as the singer..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mother and Child

Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, and Kerry Washington lead a wonderful ensemble cast in this muzzy look into the rigors of adoption.

"...Amy Brenneman, David Ramsey and Elizabeth Peña. If the mother-child bond is the core human relationship, then this movie..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Child 44

Tom Hardy leads an international cast in this Soviet-era serial killer thriller

"...waning years of Stalin’s totalitarian grip on the USSR, Child 44 does a superb job of capturing the grim..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City of Austin to Lower Child Care Costs Through Tax Break

Council acted swiftly after constitutional amendment's success

"...amendment on Tuesday that lets cities and counties exempt child care providers from certain property taxes...."

Nov. 9, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

One Child Nation

Inside China’s 36-year war on women’s bodies

"...“It was really fucked up” is how one retired “family planning” official explains the forced sterilizations they oversaw as..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bless the Child

"...the details; if that's the case, then Bless the Child ought to be endorsed by the Christian Family Council..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Court: Immigrant Detention Is Child Care

3rd Court of Appeals dismisses suit that challenged "family residential centers" that meet only minimal child welfare standards

"...seek to minimize the standards protecting undocumented mothers and children in immigrant detention centers got their way last Wednesday,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Child's Play

Everyone's favorite homicidal doll is back

"...and, of course, Chucky. The pint-sized villain of the Child's Play series has had enough box office momentum to..."

June 28, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ACC Child Care Ready to Launch

Highland campus launches a YMCA-run drop-in child care center for ACC students

"...The YMCA-run child care drop-in center at the ACC Highland campus is..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Unmistaken Child

This documentary is a full-immersion glimpse into the ancient traditions of Buddhist reincarnation and one that no filmmaker has ever before explored with this level of freedom and insight.

"...remote-control Tonka trucks, is indeed the right kid. Unmistaken Child is a full-immersion glimpse into the ancient traditions of..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

There’s something about the smarmy David Spade that brings out the worst impulses in a person.

"...Spade mercilessly at the outset of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is nothing short of a cathartic godsend. In..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Sensual Kitchen: Julie Cohen Explores How Julia Child Changed Cuisine

RBG documentarian celebrates the chef in Julia

"...It's not unreasonable to say that Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking changed America's relationship..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Historic Pease Elementary Becoming Child Care Center for AISD Teachers

Pease rises from the ashes with federal renovation funding

"...in federal funds to transform the school into a child care center for AISD employees...."

Sept. 4, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Obvious Child

Jenny Slate stars as a standup comic in this indie film about abortion that comes snuggled in the broad strokes of a quirky comedy.

"...Obvious Child takes the same shape as its elfin lead actress;..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: The Mind-Numbing Hell of Child-Oriented Places

For aeons, child rearing was just a begrudging afterthought, and somehow humanity managed to march forward

"...you have to suffer through the mind-numbing hell of child-oriented places and activities. For aeons, child rearing was just..."

April 27, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders of Robin Hood Hills

"...story as the fascinating theatrical documentary Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills reveals. So much more..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Problem Child 2

"...a good spanking could reform the obnoxiously undisciplined Problem Child 2, easily the worst film so far this year...."

July 12, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

SXSW Film Review: God Bless the Child

A heartfelt, candid ode to the lazy summer days of childhood

"...When their mother abruptly drives off one morning, five children – ranging from age 1 to 13 – must..."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Child Fatality Report: Reasons for attention

County releases 11th annual report documenting causes and trends of children's deaths in Austin area.

"...Late last month, the Travis County Child Fatality Review Team, a group of health and human..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Child Support Mess

"...Howard Baldwin has a lot of experience in child support issues, but also a daunting job ahead of..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Julia Child Centennial Celebrations

August 15 is the 100th anniversary of the cook's birth

"...who had worked with or were mentored by Julia Child. Those stories and photos are posted on the network's..."

Aug. 14, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Child Care Center or Baby Jail?

State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers

"...For more than a year now, immigration rights and child welfare advocates, human rights activists, and attorneys have called..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Report on Child Fatalities

"...The Travis County Child Fatality Review Team, a multidisciplinary group of community professionals,..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Texas to Execute Father Accused of Murdering Child Despite Innocence Argument

Will Gov. Abbott allow Robert Roberson to be put to death?

"...doctors restarted Nikki’s heart and sent her to Dallas Children’s Hospital. In Dallas, Nikki was examined by a child..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Detention Is Not Child Care

"The conditions at Karnes and Dilley are equivalent to prisons," said Bob Libal

"...issued a final judgment blocking the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from labeling two of the country's..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Child Advocates Seek Reforms

Budget cuts could wipe out key programs

"...day in 2009, there were 187 reported cases of child abuse and neglect in Texas. If lawmakers make planned..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Child Fatality Report: Parent education needed

"...The Travis County Child Fatality Review Team released its annual report in April,..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Teacher Found Guilty of Injuring Child

Jurors find teacher at Hyde Park Baptist Church's day-care center intentionally injured at least one young child in her care

"...day-care center had intentionally injured at least one young child in her care (see "When the Bough Breaks,," Nov...."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Leave No Child Behind

In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.

"...You teach a child to read and he or her will be able..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

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