-------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS OF NOTE Birth-Control Laws Set Bait for 'Millennial' Voters Women's eNews, Samantha Kimmey | May 9, 2012 Pro-choice activists and Democratic leaders are aiming voter drives at women between 18 and 30, a group they perceive to be super-sensitive to GOP efforts to curb access to contraception. Disappointment, Uncertainty for North Carolina Same-Sex Couples CNN, InAmerica, Stephanie Siek | May 9, 2012 North Carolina is the 31st state to ban same-sex marriage. Lesbian and gay parents worry about the message the constitutional amendment sends to their children. When Parents Split, Preschoolers Show Behavior Problems USA Today, Sharon Jayson | May 7, 2012 Research suggests that changes to family structure during the preschool years may matter more than in later years. Parents Struggle to Get Help for Children with Mental Illness, Disabilities The Times of Northwest Indiana, Marisa Kwiatkowski | May 5, 2012 Indiana parents and mental health officials complain there is a multi-agency failure to provide more intensive services for children with severe mental illnesses or disabilities. Babies Start Acting Racist Before They Can Talk Good Magazine, Amanda Hess | May 4, 2012 New research on human development suggests exposing infants to a diversity of people will help immunize them against racial stereotyping. Immigrants' Greatest Potential Ally - American Women (Opinion) New America Media, Elena Shore | May 4, 2012 The Latina mother -- who has the power to change the demographics of the U.S. through childbirth -- has become the target of a new wave of legislation. American women of all backgrounds have the power to stop a humanitarian crisis, Elena Shore writes. Rethinking (Instead of Eliminating) Recess at Low-Income Schools The Atlantic, Esther Entin | May 3, 2012 Just as academic, budgetary and overcrowding issues have conspired to reduce recess, research has been highlighting its value. Thousands Join Girl in Urging Seventeen Magazine to Publish Unedited Images The Guardian, Karen McVeigh | May 3, 2012 Teenage girls are petitioning a popular U.S. magazine to publish authentic images instead of pictures of young women photoshopped to look thinner and have unblemished skin. Hennepin County Tries Special Court for Never-Married Parents Minnesota Public Radio, Sasha Aslanian | May 2, 2012 Hennepin County, Minn. Judge Bruce Peterson created the Co-Parent court to help unmarried parents better share duties and ultimately improve outcomes for their children. |