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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 […]
Some Correction Needed, But John Key says it’s OK!
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009From 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
Monday, December 7th, 2009Family 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 […]
MSD report on anti-smacking law reveals more wasted paper
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009MSD report on anti-smacking law reveals more wasted paper The Kiwi Party Press Release Kiwi Party Leader, Larry Baldock, said the Ministry for Social Development (MSD) report confirms there is no clear evidence anywhere that the law change is making children safer. If the Police and CYF continue to claim it is business as usual […]
John Qweasal, Prime Minister of NZ – in-depth Interview on smacking referendum
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Family Integrity #483 — We Need Your Feet!
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009A special request. We need you! – your energy – and your networking ability – to get the message out! The March for Democracy will be held 1.30pm Sat 21 November, Queen St Auckland and will be calling on the government to amend s59 of the Crimes Act so that the law does not treat […]
Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Larry 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 […]
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