October 2006

The Evening Standard 30 Oct 06 More mothers will be encouraged to hand over their children to state-run nurseries and

The Evening Standard (UK) 30 Oct 06 A new breed of \”extreme\” parents are going to increasingly desperate lengths to

Herald on Sunday 29 Oct 06 An episode of South Park showing Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin attending a party in hell

Newstalk ZB 28 Oct 06 Keeping parents together will help arrest the rise in teenage crime. That is according to

Evening Standard UK 27 Oct 06 Women who have abortions are three times as likely to suffer depression and other

Christchurch Press 25 Oct 06 Parents are spending more on lollies for their children than fruit, prompting health experts to

Dominion Post 25 Oct 06 The Government has admitted it is powerless to intervene after it was revealed that teachers

Washington Times 24 Oct 06 The Bush administration is giving public schools wider latitude to teach boys and girls separately

UK Telegraph 24 Oct 06 They are called the \”mummy wars\” – the intense and often bitter debates between women over

UK Telegraph 23 Oct 06 Britain is in danger of becoming a nation fearful of its young people, a study

UK Telegraph 21 Oct 06 An eminent group of child-care experts raises serious concerns today about the long-term effects of

UK Telegraph 21 Oct 06 For centuries learning to write joined-up letters has been an integral part of children\’s education,

UK Telegraph 21 Oct 06 Children who watch violent horror and action movies suffer from poorer grades at school, according

Dominion Post 21 Oct 06 MPs face weeks of intense lobbying on whether to return the drinking age to 20

UK Telegraph 20/10/2006 Parents who say they are too busy to read to their children should let them watch television

Press Release: Massey University  20 Oct 06 PALMERSTON NORTH – Three out of four New Zealanders say the legal drinking age should

UK Telegraph 19 Oct 06 Lack of sleep could be contributing to the rise in obesity in children, a researcher says

Dominion Post 19 Oct 06 A family of 11 brothers and sisters all in foster care has alarmed experts, as

thisislondon.co.uk 18.10.06 The stress of family breakdowns could be causing children to reach puberty earlier, according to researchers. The trauma

Southland Times 18 October 2006 They have been sworn at and vomited on by the booze-fuelled brawlers and destructive drink-drivers

Sydney Morning Herald 16 Nov 06 The modern diet may be to blame for the increase in violent behaviour in

NY Times 16 Oct 06 Despite the surge of women into the work force, mothers are spending at least as

ThisisLondon.co.uk 16 Oct 06 Parents should not call their youngsters \’naughty\’ because it damages their self-confidence, a childcare expert controversially

ThisisLondon.co.uk 16 Oct 06 Eight out of ten people who suffer the onset of serious mental illness are heavy cannabis

NZ Herald 16 Oct 06 Charities that indulge in too much political activity could be stripped of their tax-free status under new

UK Telegraph 15 Oct 06 They have been handed morning-after pills by school nurses and given explicit sex guides to teach

New York Times 15 Oct 06 Married couples, whose numbers have been declining for decades as a proportion of American

Daily Mail UK 14 Oct 06 The father of the little boy adopted by Madonna in Malawi has described his

NZ Herald 12 Oct 06 Teenage girls from New Zealand\’s most deprived areas are almost 10 times more likely to become

North Shore Times Advertiser 12 Oct 06 The North Shore has become a haven for \”production line\” Chinese brothels with possible

NZ Herald 12 Oct 06 A bill that would have given Manukau City Council powers to ban street prostitution was defeated

NZ Herald 12 Oct 06 Parliament appears set to drastically lower the level of force that parents can use against

Dominion Post 12 Oct 06 The latest ultrasound technology is letting parents see the face of their unborn baby. Ultrasound

Christchurch Press 11 Oct 06 Former All Black John Kirwan will feature in television and radio advertisements as part of