New store carries toys that help kids be kids again (Ahwatukee Foothills News)
Two years ago at Christmas, Ahwatukee Foothills resident Janet Hoo spent more money on shipping than on toys for her two young children. Her son, now 7, wanted marbles to play with his grandfather, but Hoo couldn’t find marbles for him anywhere.

N.H. woman charged with child porn after photos developed (7 News Boston)
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A woman was arrested after photos of a child apparently posing nude were developed at a Manchester (New Hampshire) photo shop.

Little Nut Tree Toys Launches "Get Kids Active" Campaign (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Childhood obesity is becoming a growing problem throughout the UK. More and more children are spending their play time in front of their televisions and games consoles, and experts agree that a lack of outdoor play has contributed to the issue. To combat the obesity epidemic, Jo Nicholson of Little Nut Tree Toys has started the "Get Kids Active" campaign.

Couple struggle to adopt toddler (Independent Online)
A distraught couple are fighting for the return of a child they were given when she was just 10 days old and who they raised for 18 months while going through the legal process to adopt her.

The only ones: how China's single-child policy doubled the agony of parents (Independent)
The woman had brought pyjamas and a change of clothes for her only child, a student at the Hanwang Technical College, devastated by the earthquake two days ago which left thousands of parents childless. "My son is studying in this school and I'm waiting for the police to dig him up. I still hope he's alive," she said at the gate of the college, where soldiers in camouflage fatigues brought out ...

CARELESS IN RED (Book Reporter)
Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley had turned in his badge and vanished, not only from London but from the pages of Elizabeth George’s bestselling novels, following the senseless murder of his wife and unborn child.