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...what does the adult Barnaby do for a living? Why, he goes into people's houses as an 11-year employee of Rent-a-Back, a Baltimore firm that performs, for a fee, household chores that are impossible for the elderly or infirm. And sure enough, one of his clients eventually accuses him of stealing $2,960 in cash stashed in a flour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Well-Meaning Misfit | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...Instead of debating if we should change the laws to prosecute children for adult actions, maybe we should be prosecuting the parents." STEVE PASKAY Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 27, 1998 | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...found the photo of young Golden as repellent as the videotapes of young JonBenet Ramsey strutting around and made up to look like a seductive adult. With both children, the outcome was tragic. When will we allow our children to be children? KATHLEEN D. ZAWACKI Yardley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 27, 1998 | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...asked my five-year-old son and his four-year-old sister what they would do if they saw a gun. In unison, they quoted the N.R.A.'s educational mascot, Eddie Eagle: "Stop. Don't touch. Leave the area. Tell an adult." The fact that Eddie Eagle's words were remembered by my youngsters disproves the ugly picture the media often paint of the N.R.A. Eddie can help many parents to speak with their youngsters about this disturbing subject. BARBARA ROCHE Watchung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 27, 1998 | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

...learn they do. For one week each summer, families, couples and people of all ages get together to learn about the environment through field trips, hikes and interactive presentations. Kids and adults go their separate ways during the day. While children ages 3 to 17 go on microhikes or wildlife expeditions (there are four adult-supervised camp programs), Mom and Dad get to spend the day birding, learning about astronomy, whale watching or taking a nature writing class. In the late afternoon and evening, everyone regroups for family activities like barbecues, lobster bakes, folk dancing and Native American storytelling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easy To Be Green | 4/27/1998 | See Source »

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