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Archive for January, 2010
Some Kids Are Never Spanked – Do They Turn Out Better?
Monday, January 25th, 2010Some Kids Are Never Spanked – Do They Turn Out Better? Po Bronson For decades, research on spanking was challenged by the lack of a control group to compare against – almost all kids (90+%) had been spanked at least once, at some time in their early lives. New research shows that now up to […]
Time Out Targeted as Next Taboo of Parenting
Sunday, January 17th, 2010MEDIA RELEASE 17 January 2010 Time Out Targeted as Next Taboo of Parenting Family First NZ says that ‘time out’ is now being labeled as harmful to children based on flawed ideology and without any research to back up the claims, as was the case with the smacking debate. “Last week, an Australian parenting expert […]
Pro-Spanking (Smacking) Studies May Have Global Effect
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Pro-Spanking Studies May Have Global Effect Thursday, 07 Jan 2010 11:11 AM By: Theodore Kettle Two recent analyses – one psychological, the other legal – may debunk lenient modern parenting the way the Climategate e-mail scandal has short circuited global warming alarmism. A study entailing 2,600 interviews pertaining to corporal punishment, including the questioning of […]
Latest Smacking Research Shows Benefits
Monday, January 4th, 2010MEDIA RELEASE 4 January 2010 Latest Smacking Research Shows Benefits Family First NZ is welcoming the latest research showing that light and reasonable smacking is beneficial to children in their development, and despite claims by government funded groups, kids aren’t damaged by its occasional use. “Previous research has not been able to compare children who […]
Protect Children From Sexualisation and Abuse – Priority 2010
Friday, January 1st, 2010MEDIA RELEASE 31 December 2009 Protect Children From Sexualisation and Abuse – Priority 2010 WORK STILL TO BE DONE TO GIVE PARENTS CERTAINTY ON SMACKING LAW… Family First NZ has released its annual list of the top family issues to be tackled, and heading the list for 2010 is the protection of children from ‘corporate […]