child stars

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 4:15PM 11/02/2009
    Sweet, saucy, and from the slums, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail both went from wretched poverty to international fame after starring in the 2009 Academy Award winner for Best Picture and Best Director, Slumdog Millionaire. But they just won't go to school, even though the movie's...

    By Beth Wechsler

    | 4:00PM 5/03/2008
    With the competition reduced to four teams, this week's episode of I Know My Kid's a Star brings us to what might be thought of as the top of the homestretch. This is good news. It's almost over. Soon we will no longer be treated to mothers who say things like: "They nailed her to the cross."...

    By Beth Wechsler

    | 8:00AM 3/28/2008
    It was with a heavy heart that I watched, I Know My Kid's a Star tonight. Animals are treated better on sets than some of these children were on national television. I have to hope - and presume - that our animal protection societies are doing a better job than whoever is supposed to be looking out...

    By Bruce Watson

    | 7:00PM 3/07/2008
    Experts have stated that it costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $190,000 to raise a child to adulthood. Although some people dispute that figure, there is no doubt that, over the long haul, passing on your DNA can be one of the most expensive decisions that you will ever make. This is why I was...