Carolyn Moynihan
UK reports says 'don't try to fix the family'Carolyn Moynihan | 7 Dec 2009Golly, it’s hard to keep up with the Brits and their reports on families and parenting. You would think that government and academics actually understood something about those subjects, but more often than not they add to the confusion.Consult baby before changing nappyCarolyn Moynihan | 4 Dec 2009With fewer babies around these days, scientists and assorted experts are paying them more attention than ever before. One theory with a growing number of disciples is based on the idea that one should treat babies like little adults, consulting them before changing a nappy or taking them on outings.‘I was never your father’ - DNA testing and what it can do to childrenCarolyn Moynihan | 2 Dec 2009We are used to the sad stories of children who have never known their fathers, and of those whose fathers become estranged through divorce; but there are a growing number of children who risk losing the only father they have ever known because he discovers he is not their father after all.Nought for your comfort: mixed rooming at US collegesCarolyn Moynihan | 1 Dec 2009More American colleges are introducing mixed rooming, with Emerson College in Boston the latest to announce its embrace of what is known as “gender-neutral” housing. The Boston Globe says more than two dozen colleges across the country now provide or intend to provide this option. It is meant to make the students more “comfortable”.The Children's Rights Convention at 20Carolyn Moynihan | 30 Nov 2009The twentieth anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child passed 10 days ago, accompanied by much comment on the fact that the United States and Somalia are the only two countries that have not signed it. UNICEF marked the occasion with a 100-page special edition of its annual report, The State of the World’s Children.Sorry, but we are still abusing childrenCarolyn Moynihan | 24 Nov 2009Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology to former orphans and child migrants who suffered a lack of love and care -- if not outright abuse -- highlights another chapter in the heartrending story of children treated as chattels by enlightened and progressive nations last century. Sadly, it is a story that is still being written.Wedding cash a turn-off for young KoreansCarolyn Moynihan | 21 Nov 2009No wonder South Koreans are marrying late and the country is winning the race to the bottom in the fertility stakes. Their wedding culture, labelled “vain and extravagant” by their own president, sounds like a big turn-off.When will Europe look after its families?Carolyn Moynihan | 20 Nov 2009Here is something for the inaugural European Union president, Herman van Rompuy, to put his stamp on: the revival of the European family. The EU is very active in telling member states what to do about certain social issues -- for example, condemning a recent Lithuanian law which prohibits promotion of “homosexual, bisexual, polygamous relations” among children under the age of 18 -- but it is dragging its feet on the most important social issue of all: the protection and support of the family.Spare the chores and prolong childhoodCarolyn Moynihan | 17 Nov 2009It would be hard not to notice: kids don’t do very much around the house these days. Parents seem afraid to give them any task more onerous than feeding the pet, clearing the table after dinner or tidying up after themselves.Obamafiction for childrenCarolyn Moynihan | 16 Nov 2009If American children do not know that President Barack Obama is a hero, bridge-builder and uniter of people it is not the fault of the publishing industry.subscribe donate
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