CBS News, which has started a project called "Children and the Recession" to examine the effects of the economic meltdown on our children, has some interesting data. They report:

--In the last six months, 60 percent of about 1,000 parents polled by the network said they've had to tell their children they may not have the money to do at least some of the things the family used to do.

--About 1 in 10 of the parents said they had delayed taking their children for some type of medical treatment within the past six months because of the recession. Here's more:

Meanwhile, I'm looking at the flip side of this story. I'm looking for kids and families who have shown incredible resilience during these hard times. When told that a parent lost a job, has a child you know responded in a very positive way -- offering to get a summer job, coming up with ideas for trimming the family budget, helping the job-seeking parent get computer savvy? If so, and if that family is in Central Maryland, I'd like to interview them. Please e-mail or call me (410-332-6753) to get in touch.