Teaching Kids To Accept Being Different

Children don’t have the same filter between their brains and their mouths that adults do, and if you need evidence of that, just think back to any moment of embarrassment caused by your child’s ultra-honesty. It’s one thing for an adult to see someone who is obese and think, he’s fat, but children are more than likely to point and say in a loud, non-indoor voice, Wow, Mommy, he’s fat!

Read this interesting article.

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Is Abortion Ethical?

The abortion debate asks whether it can be morally right to terminate a pregnancy before normal childbirth.

Some people think that abortion is always wrong. Some think that abortion is right when the mother's life is at risk. Others think that there is a range of circumstances in which abortion is morally acceptable.

To find out more about this debate, visit this site http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/

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About Euthanasia & Death

Links to help you learn more about euthanasia controversy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6710643.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3143112.stm

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/13163/an_overview_of_the_debate_over_euthanasia.html

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Diet Wars

Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From Atkins to Ornish and Weight Watchers to South Beach, today's dieters have a dizzying array of weight loss programs from which to choose -- yet the underlying principles of these diets are often contradictory.

In "Diet Wars," FRONTLINE examines the great diet debate. Viewers follow FRONTLINE correspondent Steve Talbot, whose discovery that those "few extra pounds" have put him perilously close to the clinical definition of obesity prompts him to evaluate the myriad diets now available to overweight Americans.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/diet

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The Age of AIDS

On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, FRONTLINE examines one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known in "The Age of AIDS." After a quarter century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world, particularly in developing nations. To date, some 30 million people worldwide have already died of AIDS.

"It's a very human virus, a very human epidemic. It touches right to the heart of our existence," says Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of UNAIDS. "When you think of it, that in let's say 25 years, about 70 million people have become infected with this virus, probably coming from one [transmission] ... it's mind blowing."

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Can You Afford to Retire?

The baby boomer generation is headed for a shock as it hits retirement: many of them will be long on life expectancy but short on savings. The two main strategies for funding retirement -- lifetime pensions and 401(k)-style savings plans -- are in serious trouble.

In "Can You Afford to Retire?" FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith ("Is Wal-Mart Good for America?") investigates this looming financial crisis and the outlook for middle-class Americans. (more) »

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/retirement

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Living Old

For the first time in American history, "the old old" -- those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. And just as more care is needed, fewer caregivers are available to provide it.

In "Living Old," FRONTLINE investigates this national crisis and explores the new realities of aging in America. (more »)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/livingold

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