School had already started here in Switzerland when the ‘walk to school’ debate started in the US in September this year. It was partly initiated by an article in the New York Times ‘Why can’t she walk to school?’ The story featured a mother who let her 7-year old girl, a second grader in upstate [...]
Tags: abduction, excercise, obesity, parental fears, Safety, school, walking to school
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It is very sad when a child gets caught in a custody battle. Even much sadder when the fight becomes violent and turns into an international controversy. This is the sad fate of 3-year old Elise who was snatched by her Russian mother from her French father last week. The abduction occurred in Arles, France [...]
Tags: 3-year old, abduction, custody, Elise, French Dad, Russian mom
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The parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann made an appeal on Saturday to anyone who can provide any information about her disappearance 8 months ago. The McCann’s video appeal, shown on television worldwide, included a video of Madeleine opening her presents last Christmas. Today, police said a number of leads have resulted from the [...]
Tags: abduction, disappearance, kidnap, Madeleine, Missing
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