Carolyn Moynihan

Carolyn Moynihan is an Auckland (New Zealand) journalist with a special interest in family issues. She is Deputy Editor of MercatorNet and editor of Family Edge.

A role the government can’t fill
Carolyn Moynihan | 22 Jun 2009
Inspiring words from the Commander-in-Chief during a young men’s barbecue at the White House on Friday. Students from local schools came to discuss the importance of fatherhood and taking personal responsibility with President Obama and other famous fathers.

Internet, the thief of family time
Carolyn Moynihan | 19 Jun 2009
If anybody doubted it, research by one of America’s leading journalism institutes confirms that the Internet is making inroads into family time. Members are dealing with each other less face-to-face, women in particular are tending to feel ignored at times, and parents worry that their children are spending too much time online.

Tiger Woods: ‘Nothing beats fun with the kids’
Carolyn Moynihan | 18 Jun 2009
What is it about golf and fatherhood? Jack Nicklaus was the super dad (of five) of his day. A few years ago it New Zealand whiz-kid Michael Campbell who carried the torch for family life. Now it’s Tiger Woods, poster boy for Father’s Day as he delights in the recent expansion of his family.

Japan’s woman-shy, homebody men
Carolyn Moynihan | 17 Jun 2009
A new breed of Japanese men is provoking a national debate about how the country’s economic stagnation since the early 1990s has altered men’s behaviour, and whether or not it is a bad thing. Known as soushoku danshi, or “grass-eating boys”, the young men in question are notable for their lack of interest in women and consumerism.

Dear Dad, it's been a long time...
Carolyn Moynihan | 16 Jun 2009
Father’s Day is celebrated this Sunday in the United States but there are a great many families where dad is alienated from mum and/or his children. So the Ruth Institute has come up with a reconciliation proposal for these families, suggesting that “now would be a good time to pick up the phone, or write a short note, opening the door for further communication.”

British home-schoolers on notice to register
Carolyn Moynihan | 15 Jun 2009
In America it is flourishing, in Germany it is banned, and in Britain home schooling is about to come under closer government control to ensure that families are not using home tuition as a cover for abuse. Parents will soon be required to register their child with their local authority, as is standard in many European countries.

Sense of family obligation healthy for teens
Carolyn Moynihan | 11 Jun 2009
Children of immigrants often excel as students because their parents have very high expectations of them and make sacrifices to ensure they get the best opportunities. Now a study of Chinese-American youths shows that they have another advantage over their peers: they tend to have better mental health than average in their mid-teens. The reason highlighted by the study is their sense of obligation to their families -- caring for siblings or helping elders, for example.

Time to show mercy to young offenders
Carolyn Moynihan | 9 Jun 2009
The United States House Judiciary Committee is holding hearings on a bill that calls for parole reviews for juvenile offenders sentenced to life imprisonment, says a press release from Baylor University. Did you take that in? Currently there are youths in American prisons serving life sentences with no chance of parole. Unbelievable!

Married, with children, pays
Carolyn Moynihan | 8 Jun 2009
Money talks at the Economist, and the talk in this item from May 12, which has just been brought to our attention, is that in most of the developed world it pays to be married with children. That is because most governments offer some form of tax breaks or cash benefits to offset the cost of bringing up children.

Wrong girl, Archie!
Carolyn Moynihan | 5 Jun 2009
Stunning, heart-breaking news: Archie Andrews is going to get married, and he has chosen the wrong girl. Archie Comics Publications has announced that he will soon pop the question to wealthy beauty Veronica Lodge in the 600th book in the series, due to arrive in September. Betty won’t be the only one crying her eyes out.

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