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Should we desire happiness for our children?
A British media personality has pricked the country’s happiness bubble by declaring that she does not want her kids to be “happy”. Kirsty Young, a Scot with two young daughters and two teenage step-children (and a husband who is a millionaire), said in an interview that it was impossible to be happy all the time because “Life is complicated … mostly never as it seems”. “I don’t want my children to be ‘happy’,” she said. “They’ll be bloody lucky if they glimpse it now and again. I want them to be content and to have self-worth.”
Date Published: 01/02/2012, Country: United KingdomLink: http://www.mercatornet.com/family_edge/view/10242
Topic: Children
7 ways to a have healthier relationship
Where is the love? You’ve tamed the laundry, hit a home run at work, and dished up a family dinner. Forget anything? Oh, right—your partner! It’s easy to simply co-exist with the person next to you in bed. But a rise in "gray" divorce (couples over 50 calling it quits) suggests that neglecting your relationship is a bad idea. Isn't it time to add a little love to your to-do list? Try these ideas.
Date Published: 31/01/2012, Country: United StatesLink: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/31/7-days-to-healthier-relationship/
Topic: Marriage
The developmental roots of social responsibility in childhood and adolescence
Social responsibility is a value orientation, rooted in democratic relationships with others and moral principles of care and justice, that motivates certain civic actions. Given its relevance for building stronger relationships and communities, the development of social responsibility within individuals should be a more concerted focus for developmental scholars and youth practitioners. During childhood and adolescence, the developmental roots of individuals' social responsibility lie in the growth of executive function, empathy and emotion regulation, and identity. Efforts to cultivate children and adolescents' social responsibility in the proximal settings of their everyday lives should emphasize modeling pro-social behaviors, communicating concerns for others, and creating opportunities to practice civic skills.
Date Published: 31/01/2012, Country: United StatesLink: http://www.search-institute.org/
Topic: Sanctity of Life and Bioethics
Abortion research initiative aims at better understanding and information
If you have ever wanted to get a fully professional, reliable angle on abortion research a new initiative by Priscilla Kari Coleman (interviewed by MercatorNet in November) should interest you.
Date Published: 25/01/2012, Country: United StatesLink: http://www.mercatornet.com/family_edge/view/10220
Topic: Woman
Child Labour
Today, throughout the world, around 215 million children work, many full-time. They do not go to school and have little or no time to play. Many do not receive proper nutrition or care. They are denied the chance to be children. More than half of them are exposed to the worst forms of child labour such as work in hazardous environments, slavery, or other forms of forced labour, illicit activities including drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as involvement in armed conflictز
Date Published: 25/01/2012, Country: United StatesLink: http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang--en/index.htm
Topic: Children
Teachers' 'have sleepless nights' over child neglect
Teachers are having sleepless nights about whether to report suspected victims of child neglect, a report for a charity says. The Action for Children report adds that many police officers and social workers say they feel powerless to intervene in suspected cases. It claims neglected children are being trapped in the safety net designed to protect them because of this.
Date Published: 23/01/2012, Country: United KingdomLink: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16628257
Topic: Children
Open marriage? A terrible idea for kids
US Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was accused by ex-wife number two last week of wanting, at one stage, an "open marriage" in order to accommodate an affair he was having with present wife (number three). The New York Times has rounded up some experts to discuss the merits of such arangements. Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project, who can relied on for common sense and objectivity, says:
Date Published: 22/01/2012, Country: United StatesLink: http://www.mercatornet.com/family_edge/view/10196
Topic: Marriage
Reclaiming Dignity in a Culture of Commodification’
Human dignity, once a cornerstone for bioethics, is increasingly obscured by a contemporary culture of commodification. Myopic fixation on sexuality, fertility, and reproduction reduces the female body to a resource for medical exploitation and reproductive tourism. Procreation is being engulfed by the reproductive imperative and the child of choice. Without neglecting the ongoing emphases on beginning- and end-of-life issues, our task must include attention to prenatal discrimination, the neglect of the girl child, worldwide disparities in women’s healthcare and maternal mortality, and the objectification and exploitation of the female body.
Date Published: 14/01/2012, Country: United StatesLink: http://familyscholars.org/category/faith-and-families/
Topic: General Family
New fathers urged to play greater role in maternity care
New fathers are to be asked to sleep on fold-out beds in maternity wards and attend antenatal classes in between football matches as part of a Government drive to ease the pressure on midwives.
Date Published: 12/01/2012, Country: United KingdomLink: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/8886835/New-fathers-urged-to-play-greater-role-in-maternity-care.html
Topic: Parenting
Marriage and AIDS in Africa
Here’s a question of special relevance to regions where there is a high incidence of HIV/AIDS -- in particular, sub-Saharan Africa: Does marriage protect a person against the disease? An editorial published in the official Zimbabwean newspaper, The Herald, this week scoffs at the idea, saying, “Nothing could be further from the truth.”
Date Published: 11/01/2012, Country: South AfricaLink: http://www.mercatornet.com/family_edge/view/10158
Topic: Marriage
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