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Teenage boys and girls: latest research
Major piece in Time December 2 2013, pp. 28-33: ‘What Boys Want’ by Rosalind Wiseman: Excerpts: The [U.S.] data [suggests] little has changed in the past few decades on key issues like when most teens lost their virginity. According to the Guttmacher Institute… only 16% of teens have had sex by age 15, and there […]
Should a Sick Child Be Allowed to Choose Death?
Belgians Think So By Elisabeth Braw / December 05 2013 Belgian lawmakers are set to let children decide whether they should die for their own good. Sebastian Rose/Getty Images Jutte van den Werff Ten Bosch has already had the talk with her 10-year-old son. Several times, in fact. No, not the sex talk. The euthanasia talk. ¢â‚¬Å“Even if he said, ¢â‚¬ËœI want […]
Children must learn praise has to be earned
RITA PANAHI HERALD SUN NOVEMBER 04, 2013 We have a generation of bubble-wrapped children, extolled, indulged and rarely criticised. Source:Supplied DON’T tell your children that they can be whatever they want. For one thing it’s an outrageous lie; we are all limited by ability and opportunity or a lack of it. And rather than build the […]
‘Marriage’: How Should We Define It?
Tony Abbott incorrect on the history of marriage Updated Fri 1 Nov 2013 PHOTO: Tony Abbott incorrect on the history of marriage.(AAP: David Crosling) MAP: Australia As state and territory governments consider adding same-sex marriage laws to the books, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is resisting change, invoking what he says is a traditionalist view of the institution. The […]
A Blessing for Carers
A friend sent this: quite encouraging for someone like myself at the moment, who’s caring for a wife battling cancer with the help of chemo/radiotherapy: See here: Cancer: What Works and What’s Crazy, for more… ~~ Poem or blessing from John O’Donohue, in your role as carer for Jan. In this fragile frontier place, your […]
Overworked dads linked with naughty sons
Overworked dads linked with naughty sons Monday, 2 September 2013 Clare Pain ABC This is one of the first studies that has looked at the impact of fathers’ working hours on their family (Source: 4774333sean/iStockphoto) Fathers working excessive hours may end up with badly behaved sons, suggests an Australian study. The research, published in the Journal […]
Who comes first, your partner or your kids?
Who comes first, your partner or your kids? Put a lock on your bedroom door. Never let a child interrupt. Kiss your partner first. Andrew G Marshall’s book, I Love You But You Always Put Me Last, argues that parents need to childproof their relationships, or lose them. Time for some expert survival advice. Sam […]
Parents/educators: this is compulsory reading
Perfectly flawed BY:NIKKI GEMMELL From:The Australian July 27, 2013 Striving for perfection. Do you perceive the obsessive engine that drives the high achiever as enviable – or tragic? A leading girls’ school in England is launching an exam where it’s impossible to get full marks, to prevent students becoming obsessed with being “Little Miss Perfect”. […]
Pornography and teenage boys (and girls)
How to raise boys in the era of internet porn Date July 17, 2013 Steve Biddulph The sewers of the net can harm the way young men relate naturally to girls. ‘The chances of getting hooked on uglier and crueller porn, distorting and disturbing their faith in human warmth and lovingness, and becoming disabled around […]
Dad: your child needs your focussed attention!
Hey dad, can you get off the phone Date June 29, 2013 Pay attention to your children instead of over-indulging in surrounding media. Sitting poolside, among the steam and the splashes, they sit transfixed by the little screen they hold in their hand. Scrolling through Facebook and trawling through tweets. Ignoring calls for attention, they […]
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