Say NO to Soft Porn in Kid-Friendly Retail Outlets
I just can’t believe that the Age Newspaper took a poll and the majority said that soft porn should be available in kid-friendly retail outlets.
How can a parent “pop-in” to pay for petrol or get a newspaper with a child in hand when the display of naked flesh screams sex?
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Does Shiloh Suffer From Middle Child Syndrome in the Brad and Angelina Family?
Dr Jan was asked by a journalist from NW to comment on the Brad and Angelina family situation. It’s about their child Shiloh. She’s the fourth of their six children.
Qu: In a family with so many siblings, does the middle child often have to compete for their parent’s attention?
Ans: Yes – Birth order really does play a significant role in a child’s development. The middle child often gets overlooked because the elder children demand attention and the baby ones are cute and manilpulative.
Should Suri Wear Red Lipstick in Public?
Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/
Whatever is that mother thinking? A little girl should not be encouraged to go out in public in make-up or high heels. Playing with old clothes at home is fine as dressups and role play but taking her out like that is sexualising a child. It is also not teaching the child to enjoy being a child.
When Should Mothers Return to Work?
Michelle was happy. She had a beautiful baby girl of six months and was enjoying being a mother. Suddenly her husband, Paul, was retrenched from his job and there was no money coming in. Paul had little prospect of getting another job but Michelle, a school teacher, could easily return to work. So Michelle sadly passed her little girl’s care over to her husband and went back to work.
At least Michelle could rely on her husband to give their child constant loving attention. Today the battle to pay off the family home and meet other financial needs is becoming increasingly more difficult. A single wage is often not sufficient. As a result more and more families are relying on two incomes to get them through so both Mum and Dad have to work. The need for out of home child care has therefore risen markedly. Moreover, the large increase in the number of single parents has also meant a greater demand for formal child care.
But what is the effect on the child who is placed in the care of others from an early age? It has been proven that babies need a mother’s love and attention, a sense of security and well-being. Indeed, as one expert put it, the attachment relationship that a young child forges with his mother “forms the foundation stone of personality.” Experts say that regular detachment from the mother can impair a child’s intellectual and emotional development, and affect a child throughout his or her life. Children deprived of parental care in early childhood are likely to be withdrawn, disruptive, insecure, or even intellectually stunted and that children brought up in long hours of day care are more aggressive, bratty and uncooperative