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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Stop beating on Sweden’s parents!

Stop beating on Sweden’s parents! By Caroline Olsson Translation: Ruby Harrold-Claesson, Lawyer, President of the NCHR This article was previously published on the Swedish Internet Site, Newsmill.se – 2009-12-03 http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2009/12/03/sluta-sla-pa-sveriges-foraldrar Swedish authorities and legal institutions have a negative attitude towards parenthood, which is not good for the relationship between children and parents. Many children need […]

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 criminal offence […]

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 […]

New Deputy Commissioner Will Speak For Families

MEDIA RELEASE 25 November 2009 New Deputy Commissioner Will Speak For Families Family First NZ is welcoming the appointment of Parents Inc’s Bruce Pilbrow as Deputy Families Commissioner. “Bruce Pilbrow will bring some much needed balance at the Commission and rather than talking at parents, it will hopefully start listening to the voice of families […]

Family Integrity #483 — Girls and Gardasil

Family Integrity #483 — Girls and Gardasil (From Family First’s Mid-Week update): Girls and Gardasil: the protection game MercatorNet 22 Oct 09 A mother and public health student offers ten reasons not to vaccinate children against a sexually transmitted disease. The arguments for and against this particular immunisation are rarely provided by schools, yet parents, […]

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand

Larry Baldock The Kiwi Party Press Release Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Parliament, Wellington 26 August, 2009 Dear Prime Minister, As you are aware I have led and organised the recent Citizens Initiated Referendum on the amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act that has given all New Zealanders a […]

Family Integrity #437 — Parents scared

1 November 2008 – Family Integrity #437 — Parents scared Greetings, Interesting article showing that parents are frightened by this legislation. We were scared to the point of getting passports readied and going through the first stages of emigrating out of here…I had a job lined up overseas, several properties that looked good at the […]