parenting articles Adoption conundrumsRick Fitzgibbons | 06 September 2012 |tags: adoption, same-sex marriage, same-sex parentingSame-sex parenting deprives children of a mother or father. But isn't the same thing happening with heterosexual adoption?  Children made meHelen M. Alvaré | 30 August 2012 |tags: books, Catholic faith, Women Speak for ThemselvesA Catholic academic and feminist tells how she discovered the meaning of marriage and the joy of self-giving.  Babies, birth control, and what teens really wantMeg T. McDonnell | 18 July 2012 |tags: birth control, teenage pregnancyA campaign to prevent teenage pregnancy ignores the clues young people themselves give about the real remedies.  “The kids are all right”? Think againMichael Cook | 15 June 2012 |tags: Mark Regnerus, same-sex marriage, same-sex parentingThere have been no robust academic studies of gay parenting which prove that it is every bit as good as the traditional family.  Does it really make no difference if your parents are straight or gay?Walter R. Schumm | 15 June 2012 |tags: Mark Regnerus, New Family Structures Study, same-sex marriage, same-sex parentingNew data from a well-designed study suggest that it does, and it's not good news for the kids of same-sex couples.  Protecting children onlineCarolyn Moynihan | 01 June 2012 |tags: internet safety, pornographyOpt-in filtering for porn would be a great help to parents. Why should it be so difficult?  An unknown unknown for gay marriage supportersMichael Cook | 29 May 2012 |tags: same-sex marriage, surrogacySame-sex marriage has a dark secret: its potential for exploiting women in developing countries.  No Biking in the House without a HelmetMary Cooney | 21 May 2012 |tags: adoption, book reviews, large familiesA rollicking account of a large and unusual family.  Is it better never to have been born?Michael Cook | 08 May 2012 |tags: bioethics, children, utilitarianismThe joys of bringing a child into the world are not persuasive for some contemporary philosophers.  Dangerous housewivesMariette Ulrich | 02 May 2012 |tags: feminism, stay-at-home MomStay-at-home moms are a problem, all right. They think, educate their children and vote.  Enough of parenting misery litMariette Ulrich | 12 April 2012 |tags: parenting, work-life balanceRaising kids is not a Sunday stroll in the park, but if you never get there, whose fault is it?  Values for lifeLouise Kirk | 29 February 2012 |tags: character education, sex educationMost sex education fails because it does not prepare children for life. A successful values programme is changing all that.  Bullying: governments can diagnose, but they can’t curePeter Jon Mitchell | 24 February 2012 |tags: bullying, CanadaThe Ontario government has vastly over-estimated its ability to solve problems like school bullying. Don't families have a role in this?  The honour killings which shook Canada’s soulRebekah Hebbert | 14 February 2012 |tags: Canada, honor killings, multiculturalismWealthy Afghan immigrants murdered the first wife and three daughters because they had become too “Western”.  A parental defence of highly effective naggingMary Santangelo | 10 February 2012 |tags: character, emerging adults, parentingWhen a deadly habit becomes a useful tool in the parental armoury.  The parental happiness curve| 19 December 2011 |tags: marriage, parenthood, religionWhy are parents with four-plus children happier, on average, than those with just a couple?  A hospice in the wombCarolyn Moynihan | 09 December 2011 |tags: abortion, perinatal hospice, prenatal testingWhen prenatal diagnosis brings bad news about their child, parents deserve a real choice of paths. Happily, there is a beautiful option available.  What The Wizard of Oz can teach us about bullyingIzzy Kalman | 30 November 2011 |tags: bullyingThe underlying message of this iconic film is how to grow out of childhood fears  Misconceptions about a new vein of comedyDamian Adams | 21 November 2011 |tags: IVF, sperm donationNot knowing your biological father is hardly a fit topic for Hollywood slapstick.
 Same sex adoption is not a gameRick Fitzgibbons | 18 November 2011 |tags: parenting, same-sex adoption, USAllowing same sex couples to adopt children deprives them of a mother or a father and subjects them to a dangerous social experiment.
 Bringing up babyAngela Shanahan | 27 October 2011 |tags: childcare, motherhood, parentingWhy are there more than 900 books on baby care in print in Australia?  My daughter’s paradoxical genesMark W. Leach | 24 October 2011 |tags: abortion, Down syndrome, girlsWhy are parents encouraged to abort Down syndrome children and banned from aborting girls? Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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