April 2011

Dominion Post 30/04/2011 New Zealand has the third-highest rate of children living in single-parent homes, an OECD study says. This […]

Evening Standard UK 23 Apr 07 Yob culture is being fuelled by a failure to promote sport in schools, a

Newswise 29 April 2011  A new small study of Hispanic children found that those with TVs in their bedrooms were

Reuters 28/04/2011 Toddlers in a program to encourage interaction and play with their mothers grew into adults with higher IQs,

April 23, 2011 ONE News Police have been urged to drop a charge laid against a father whose three-year-old son drowned

Yahoo news April 20, 2011 The Family Court system has been labelled \”a fractured matrix\”, with one family counsellor saying a

Stuff.co.nz 20/04/2011 Teenagers urgently need to know that drinking alcohol can kill them and parents have to know what to

NZ Herald Apr 19, 2011 Children are going to school hungry because their parents don\’t have enough money left for

Stuff.co.nz 19 April 2011 An increasing resistance to antibiotics in the past year has sexual health experts concerned gonorrhoea is

Herald on Sunday Apr 17, 2011 New Zealand\’s biggest study into literacy teaching at childcare centres – where under-5s are

NZ Herald Apr 14, 2011 Schools do not have to tell parents if their child has been a victim of

guardian.co.uk, 13 April 2011 MPs have recommended criminalising clients of sex workers, saying 80% of prostitutes are victims of slavery

NZ Herald Apr 13, 2011 Extended family and close friends of child abusers could face up to 10 years in

Otago Daily Times 13 Apr 2011 The Queenstown Lakes District Council has adopted the controversial brothel bylaw that will allow

Guardian (UK) 11 April 2011 Family justice review proposes grandparents should be included in contact agreements when relationships break down.

Daily Mail UK 11th April 2011 You\’d be forgiven for thinking that chasing around after young children each day would leave parents

NZ Herald 8 April 2011 Parliament had a rare personal vote yesterday when Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia sought to

NZ Herald Apr 6, 2011 Prostitution laws should be amended to keep brothels out of residential areas, say two-thirds of

NZ Herald Apr 5, 2011 Nearly three-quarters of working mothers suffer guilt, with many citing the stress of managing a

The Australian April 04, 2011 Childcare workers who send tantrum-throwing toddlers to \”time out\” risk hefty fines under national childcare

ONE News 4 April 2011 ….Family First NZ has responded to recent crime figures, by saying that the level of

NZ Herald Apr 4, 2011 Criminal assaults by children of primary school age soared last year, and police were called

Herald on Sunday Apr 3, 2011 Sibling rivalry is often said to be rooted in a fight for parental attention.

Michael Laws – Sunday Star Times 3 April 2011 A review of convictions by offender ethnicity against children, for the

Herald on Sunday Apr 3, 2011 The oldest profession is again in the spotlight as South Auckland businesses seek to

Dominion Post 01/04/2011 Violence, car accidents and suicide are now the leading causes of adolescent deaths worldwide, trumping child mortality

Wall Street Journal 1 April 2011 Polygamy is a popular punchline these days, from HBO\’s drama \”Big Love\” to TLC\’s