Carolyn Moynihan
Young Greeks show a practical spiritCarolyn Moynihan | 16 Apr 2012Many are learning to be farmers so they can used their family land holdings better.Sexualisation of children a public health issueCarolyn Moynihan | 12 Apr 2012Australian doctors have led calls for an inquiry into what has been labelled the “premature sexualisation of children in marketing and advertising”, with the Australian Medical Association arguing the practice is detrimental to child health and development.Early puberty -- or is it?Carolyn Moynihan | 4 Apr 2012Is puberty before the age of 10 a “new normal” for girls? asks a long article in the New York Times magazine.Giving troubled families a stake in societyCarolyn Moynihan | 28 Mar 2012Remember the riots in UK cities last August? A panel appointed by the government to study the causes published a report today places a lot of the blame on lack of work opportunities for young adults, creating a sense that they have no “stake in society”.How love goes to one's headCarolyn Moynihan | 27 Mar 2012Okay, here’s something positive about brain research. The sense of feeling loved and cared for shapes the brain and the brain in turn shapes our relationships.Why working class young adults are missing out on marriageCarolyn Moynihan | 21 Mar 2012Why are young working class Americans not marrying? Why are they having children outside the security of marriage? Researchers went out and asked the young people themselves."Kangaroo cuddle" saves prem baby's lifeCarolyn Moynihan | 19 Mar 2012A 27-week newborn was declared dead, but a goodbye cuddle from mum made all the difference.Swedish home-schooling leader goes into exileCarolyn Moynihan | 13 Mar 2012Sweden has one of the highest fertility rates in Europe. What you can do with your children once you have them, however, is not altogether a matter of choice.UK govt eyeing toddlers in bad behaviour crackdownCarolyn Moynihan | 12 Mar 2012The challenge of dealing with bad behaviour among young people remains on the British government’s agenda following last summers riots, and lectures to the parents cannot be relied on to produce the necessary reform.The age of reasonCarolyn Moynihan | 6 Mar 2012“I don’t want to go to jail, I don’t want to go to jail,” cried the young offender on being told the police were on their way. No chance of that; he was only 8 years old.subscribe donate
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