October 2009

Newstalk ZB 31/10/2009 Media regulators are being told to get their act together, and clean up the so-called \”family friendly\” […]

The Press 31/10/2009 More than half of Kiwi teenagers believe they do not see enough of their parents. The Social

The Press 31/10/2009 Teenagers who prefer texting to talking have driven some parents to call for a minimum cellphone ownership

NZ Herald Oct 28, 2009 An Auckland property manager who is spending $450,000 to promote a march against the smacking

NZ Herald Oct 27, 2009 A march to protest the Government\’s lack of action following the so-called anti-smacking referendum has

Sunday News 25/10/2009 A primary school teacher who appeared naked on Australian Penthouse\’s website is being investigated by the New Zealand

Waikato Times 24/10/2009 An anti-abortion group is outraged at what it calls Hamilton Family Planning\’s plan to \”kill on premises\”.

AAP October 23, 2009 Almost all people trafficked into Australia are forced into the sex industry, a new report reveals.

The Dominion Post 23/10/2009 Parents will be able to follow their children\’s progress on the Government\’s new national primary school

MercatorNet 22 Oct 09 Deirdre Fleming is a former Science Teacher, currently pursuing postgraduate studies in Public Health at Curtin

New York Times October 22, 2009 Many in today’s pregnancy-flaunting, soccer-cheering, organic-snack-proffering generation of parents would never spank their children.

The Dominion Post 17/10/2009 A letter sent to a 13-year-old girl offering her a free cervical cancer vaccine has outraged

The Dominion Post 17/10/2009 A principal is pleading for extra support in primary schools after an out-of-control 10-year-old bit a

Herald Sun Oct 17 09 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has admitted he smacked his children for discipline. \”I think I would

The Dominion Post 17/10/2009 Kiwi parents are choosing to praise rather than punish, a survey suggests. But almost half of

The Mercury (Aust) October 16, 2009 Tasmanian schoolgirls are being told to boycott their favourite brands in a fight against

guardian.co.uk, 14 October 2009 More than half of all cot deaths take place when the baby is sharing a bed

NZ Herald Oct 14, 2009 Young people are more at risk than other groups of harm related to drinking alcohol,

NZ Herald Oct 13, 2009 Most New Zealanders would have liked to learn more about the emotional side of sex

AdelaideNow.com.au October 13, 2009 CHILDREN as young as five have attempted suicide or are severely depressed while on drugs to

BBC News 12 Oct 09 Children can be taught to use their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain,

Guardian (UK) 12 October 2009 Almost one in three young people in the UK do not receive the support they

Guardian (UK) 12 October 2009 Friends who look after each other\’s children will no longer have to undergo criminal record

Sunday Star Times 11/10/2009 ATTITUDES ARE hardening against the country\’s drinking culture, with three-quarters of New Zealanders wanting the legal

Herald Sun (Aust) October 06, 2009 FRIGHTENING pressure on young girls to grow up is seeing them wearing bras, nail polish

The Press 02/10/2009 Few men charged with serious sex offences are convicted, new research shows. The Ministry of Women\’s Affairs

Otago Daily Times 1 Oct 2009 Willy Wonka would be horrified. Children who eat too much candy may be more likely