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Piggy bank versus tzedakah box: Learning to save 鈥� and giveA tantrum over getting a desired toy turns into an opportunity to teach a 4-year-old about charity, helping him to decide whether to put his change in the piggy bank or the tzedakah box.
China adoption diary: Tears and a monsoon in today's forecastPart 8 鈥� China adoption diary: First family fiasco 鈥� at the zoo in a monsoon of rain and tears as Mom and Dad set some unpopular limits.
Stuffed eggs with pimento cheeseDeviled eggs or not, pimento cheese stuffed eggs makes any summer picnic complete.
Intercountry adoption: Russian parliament ratifies Russia-US pactThe Russian parliament ratified an adoption law 鈥� aimed at regulation the adoption of Russian children by Americans 鈥� a year after the agreement was reached with the US.
Thomas Lubanga sentenced, but child soldiers still struggleThe International Criminal Court handed down its first sentence today, ordering warlord Thomas Lubanga to serve 14 years for the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But the children of eastern Congo still need our attention.
Philip Seymour Hoffman signs on for 'Hunger Games' sequel 'Catching Fire'Philip Seymour Hoffman will appear as a pivotal villain in the 'Hunger Games' sequel.
Child labor: Farming parents defend putting children to workThe US Labor Department has dropped its plans to regulate child labor on farms. The rules, say some farmers, did not reflect the reality on farms where children grow up learning about the dangers of equipment.
China adoption diary: A many-Kleenex visit to Grace鈥檚 orphanagePart 7 鈥� China adoption diary: 90 emotional minutes at Grace's orphanage where the outlines of her past take some real shape.
Simple s'mores pudding cupsServe everyone's favorite outdoor summer treat indoors using individual pudding cups.
Summer books: Skip the blockbusters, let kids鈥� imaginations growA summer book allows kids to explore their own imaginations and versions of time, place, and character. Skipping the summer blockbusters could save kids from a world of wasted imaginations.
Kyra Sedgwick discusses the end of 'The Closer'Kyra Sedgwick and 'Closer' executive producer James Duff talk about the end of the series.
Women help Spider-Man net Sony $341 million and countingSpider-Man took in $140 million at the US box office in the first six days. Female viewers made up 42 percent of the Spider-Man movie audience
Kourtney Kardashian has a baby girl. Let the gushing begin.Kourtney Kardashian has a baby girl, Claire Danes is pregnant, so is Reese Witherspoon, and the fans are gushing. What's the deal with the Kardashians 鈥� and all celebrity baby love?
Seventeen magazine promises to stop manipulating photos of modelsIn response to a girl-led campaign to change the way women are portrayed in the media, Seventeen magazine has vowed to stop photoshopping its models and to promote healthy body images for its young readers.聽
Meatless Monday: Kale, apple, almond and Pecorino saladA crunchy salad that will keep its freshness more than a day.
China adoption diary: Maoming or bust 鈥� a return to Grace鈥檚 hometownPart 6 鈥� China adoption diary: The sisters wrangle over pigtail pitch, Madeleine becomes a thoroughbred clothes horse, and Mom wonders, "What if Grace鈥檚 Chinese mother had any idea that her precious daughter was right here in Maoming for only one day?"
Ernest Borgnine: An actor with nearly seven decades on screenErnest聽 Borgnine worked in more than 200 films and TV shows, including McHale's Navy. Ernest Borgnine, who passed on Sunday, won an Academy Award in the 1995 movie "Marty."
China adoption diary: "Officially ours," Madeleine Bao Yi becomes a BelsiePart 5 鈥� China adoption diary: After questions from Chinese functionaries 鈥� such as "Why did you choose to adopt?" 鈥� the Belsie family officially becomes four, with new sister and daughter Madeleine Bao Yi.
Ringo Starr: 30 quotes for his birthday For his 72nd birthday, here are 30 quotes from Starr.
China adoption diary: The gotcha day "zap." Love at first sight.Part 4 鈥� China adoption diary: Pig-tailed and rhinestoned Madeleine Bao Yi meets the Belsie family 鈥� her family 鈥� on gotcha day. It's love at first sight.