When Andrew Kidd was 5, he fell from a piece of playground equipment and tore his lip and chin on a protruding bolt. His injuries were so bad that when he was taken to the hospital emergency room, the staff assumed he had been in a car accident. After 87 stitches and 15 plastic surgeries, Andrew, now 11, has recovered. But the incident was so severe that he and his mother, Judi Kidd, have joined t

Parents always wonder if they are doing the right things for their children, especially when they're trying to talk about traumatic events such as Sept. 11, 2001. Judith Myers-Walls, a child development specialist at Purdue University, said one of the most important things adults can offer children is a sense of security. "It's important for parents to do something about those important issues so

At 3 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon, Circle Centre is an energetic, carefree place where people of all ages come to shop, eat and have fun with family and friends. Five hours later, the crowd has changed. The mall is filled with teen-agers walking together in big groups. To keep the mall a worry-free place at all times, Circle Centre sponsors two programs aimed at these teens: The Downtown Dads &

"My name is Darrell Ford. I'm 16 years old. Up until last April, I was a student at Lawrence Central High School. I was expelled late April, and after an arduous battle to get my credits so I could in fact become a junior, I went to the Indiana Academy, where I am now." In the aftermath of the shootings at Columbine High School, school administrators worked to prevent a similar incident. In the pr