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Some Kids Are Never Spanked – Do They Turn Out Better?

Some 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 25% of [...]

Time Out Targeted as Next Taboo of Parenting

MEDIA 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 labeled time out [...]

Latest Smacking Research Shows Benefits

MEDIA 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 have been smacking [...]

Protect Children From Sexualisation and Abuse – Priority 2010

MEDIA 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 pedophilia’ and [...]

Families Reject Smacking Report and Claims of ‘Misleading’

MEDIA RELEASE 16 December 2009
Families Reject Smacking Report and Claims of ‘Misleading’
“Why were we never consulted” – Parents
We, the parents who were accused of misrepresenting the facts of our smacking cases and therefore misleading Family First, are refuting the claims, and reject the findings of the report commissioned by the Prime Minister.
Why were we [...]

PM Should Heed Legal Advice on Smacking Law

MEDIA RELEASE
13 December 2009
PM Should Heed Legal Advice on Smacking Law
Family First NZ says that an expert legal opinion on the smacking law published in the latest NZ Law Journal is confirmation that John Key needs to amend the law, not the guidelines, in order to deliver what he has told NZ parents.
The article [...]

Some Correction Needed, But John Key says it’s OK!

From Family First NZ
Some Correction

Needed

But John Key says it’s OK!

Prime Minister John Key and Nigel Latta say the anti-smacking law is working well, that there is no evidence of good parents being criminalised, that Family First has been misled by parents , and that light smacking shouldn’t be a [...]

Law continues to be a dog’s breakfast

The Kiwi Party
Press Release
Law continues to be a dog’s breakfast
Kiwi Party leader and Anti-smacking referendum organiser Larry Baldock called on the Prime Minister to stop wasting taxpayers money defending the indefensible!
“Let’s understand what John Key is saying,” said Mr Baldock. “He is advising parents to break the law if they want to [...]

Latest Smacking Law Review Offers No Comfort

Family First NZ
MEDIA RELEASE
7 December 2009
Latest Smacking Law Review Offers No Comfort
Family First NZ is dismissing yet another report on the anti-smacking law which fails to address the real issues and concerns over the law change.
“This is the eighth report in just over two years on the law change. There have never been [...]

Families Warned Pillow Fight May Be Assault

MEDIA RELEASE
3 December 2009
Families Warned Pillow Fight May Be Assault
Family First NZ says that a decision to drag an uncle through court for having a pillow fight with his nephew is an example of the ‘discretion’ test failing and laws such as the anti-smacking law effectively targeting good parents.
The case was thrown out in [...]