October 2007

New York Times September 26, 2007 Under federal legislation introduced yesterday, airlines that show adult-themed movies on overhead screens would

The Press 19 Feb 07 A primary teacher spoken to by The Press refers to a \”reign of powerlessness\” in

NZ Herald 16 Feb 07 New Zealand\’s top Family Court judge says offenders who are now too young to be charged with

UK Telegraph 26 September 2007 High-earning mothers are less likely to read to their children as work takes priority over family

NZPA 26 September 2007 A car saleswoman who complained about pornography in her workplace has been awarded nearly $20,000 after

Reuters 13 Feb 07 \’Til death do us part. Or at least that\’s what most people on the planet still

The Press 15 Feb 07 New Zealand\’s children and teenagers are more likely to die before their 19th birthday than those

It is a daily struggle for teacher Judy Firkins to manage her 5- and 6-year-old children at Jean Batten School

By Peter Jackson – Editor – Northland Age The philosophy that has served children and parents so well for so

The Marlborough Express  21 September 2007 A Marlborough Boys\’ College student has been expelled after he fired shots at other

BBC 24 Jan 07 Japanese schools should rethink their decades-old ban on corporal punishment, a government-appointed panel has urged. The

The Dominion Post 10 Feb 07 Young people are taking their lives at increasingly earlier ages, statistics just released by the

Telegraph (UK) 20 September 2007 Victims of school bullies will be able to mete out their own justice under new Government

NZ Herald September 21, 2007 Coming from a single-parent home does not necessarily disadvantage a child later in life, latest

Herald on Sunday 11 Feb 07 More than 5000 children under the age of 2 admitted to Auckland\’s Starship Children\’s

NZ Herald 09 Feb 07 A multimillion-dollar campaign to curb domestic violence is being prepared as homicide statistics show that six women

Telegraph (UK) 19 Sep 2007 Women who do not have children are considerably less sympathetic than men to mothers trying to

Daily News South Africa September 17 2007  Durban sex workers have urged the authorities not to legalise prostitution in the

The Australian 07 Feb 07 CONCERNS that gay partners under 18 could be \”married\” under an ACT move to legalise

Herald Sun (Australia) September 19, 2007 ABOUT 30,000 young children will be freed from emotional and behavioural problems each year if

The Australian September 15, 2007 WOMEN seeking abortions should undergo a compulsory cooling-off period before proceeding, according to 74 per cent

LifeSiteNews.com 06 Feb 07 Parents, grandparents and concerned citizens have apparently repelled the proposal to ban spanking of young children

CBS News 06 Feb 07 More children and teens are being exposed to online pornography, mostly by accidentally viewing sexually

Reuters 14 September 2007 Fathering Japan, a Tokyo non-profit organisation has come up with a \’daddy exam\’ to raise awareness

UK Telegraph 13 September 2007 Mothers today manage only three and a half hours\’ sleep a night – half the

Telegraph UK 06 Feb 07 The Archbishop of Canterbury launched a stinging attack yesterday on those who fail to appreciate

Spiegel Online 26 Jan 07 A German adolescent is believed to have become the world\’s youngest sex change patient at the

Rotorua Daily Post 13 September 2007 Rotorua mums are in danger of losing much-needed Plunket support services due to a

The Age (Australia) September 14, 2007 CHILDREN of drug addicts should be put up for adoption and their parents forced

Telegraph (UK) 31 Jan 07 Adoption agencies in Britain will have to consider homosexual applicants under new anti-discrimination laws. Efforts

NZ Herald 03 Feb 07 Two British social workers have accused New Zealand\’s child protection agency of \”gross professional incompetence\”,

The Australian September 08, 2007 BROOKE is a 24-year-old model and she doesn\’t look like one. I mean, she is

Sydney Morning Herald September 11, 2007 PRESCHOOLERS are getting anxious about school up to six months before they start, putting

The Dominion Post 30 Jan 07  More than 24,000 battered women and children fled to New Zealand\’s 50 safe houses

Sunday Herald Sun (Australia) 28 Jan 07 A NEW study on the sex habits of teenagers has found that children are

Telegraph (UK) 09 September 2007 Pregnant women are to receive a grant from the Government in a bid to encourage them

The Dominion Post 10 September 2007 A proposal by Children\’s Commissioner Cindy Kiro to have mandatory screening of every baby\’s

UK Telegraph 27 Jan 07 Children should be shown explicit videos of masturbation as part of sex education, campaigners said

UK Telegraph 04 Jan 07 Boys should be taught separately to stop them falling further behind girls as part of an

Telegraph (UK) 09 September 2007 An alliance of churchmen and MPs led by the Bishop of Rochester has united against Government