"One of the biggest differences I see between Western and Chinese parents is that Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility."

VOA: special.2011.02.17

The story is told by Sara Louise Bradshaw, a 13-year-old girl who lives with her parents and her twin sister Caroline.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

This happens when an official language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

The Lancet, a leading British medical journal, has withdrawn a study that scared many parents and angered many experts.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

Parents of children age ten to seventeen were asked whether their child bullies or is cruel or mean to others.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

She gave birth to Thomas -- or Tiggy, as his parents call him -- at a hospital in Washington.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

What all this adds up to is a big responsibility for parents to consider what's really in a name.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

"Worst-case scenario, if I don't find a job by the end of August, I move back with my parents."

VOA: special.2010.06.11

It also deals with social issues such as working mothers, day care centers single parents and gay and lesbian parenting.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

Doctors should also consider how the child was injured and whether the parents say the child is acting normally.

VOA: special.2009.10.28

It also has a sanctuary where baby chimps whose parents have been killed by hunters can receive treatment and protection.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Now a study by the Seattle Children's Research Institute shows how that idea can influence what parents order for their children.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

She said she changed her name because she did not want her parents to know what she was doing.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

The action plan involves public and private groups, mayors and governors, parents and teachers, business owners and health care providers.

VOA: special.2010.06.07