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DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION 2011: Children of Incarcerated Parents
September/30/2011
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 2011 Day of General Discussion (DGD) is under way in Geneva. More than 200 participants are attending the DGD, making it the biggest to date. This year’s discussion is dedicated to the theme of ‘Children of Incarcerated Parents’.
‘Unplugged’: One Mom’s Experiment
September30, 2011
Recently we had the most amazing — and most difficult — weekend, ever. The reason? I put my kids on a “fast” from electronics. I felt like their behavior, attitudes and general spirits were completely out of control and they were becoming so addicted I didn’t know what to do. I don’t think I’m alone in observing this about my family.
Fighting poverty means encouraging marriage
September 29, 2011
US Census data on poverty was released a few days ago. The prestigious Brookings Institute in Washington held a press conference to analyse the data, and Ron Haskins, a Senior Fellow of the Institute, drew attention to something that is equally relevant to Ireland, namely the link between poverty and female-headed households.
Married people less likely to commit crime says new study
October 1, 2011
People who marry are significantly less likely to engage in crime, because marriage enables them to develop greater self-control, according to a new study.
The research examined changes in marital status and self-control between late adolescence and early adulthood. One factor it looked at in measuring levels of self-control was marijuana use. It found that young marijuana-users who went on to marry were less likely to have continued using the drug than those who remained single.
Primary schools being forced to teach “permissive” sex education
September 29 2011
Primary schools in the UK are being forced by some local authorities to teach sex education, leading family charity, the Family Education Trust, has claimed in a new report.
Education bodies in parts of the country are using an awards scheme called Healthy Schools introduced by Tony Blair, designed to promote healthy behaviour in schools, to impose “liberal and permissive” teaching on pupils, they warn.
How do I stop my son being jealous of his newborn sister?
October 2, 2011
I’m just about to have my second baby. My son is three and a half and I’m worried that he’s going to be very jealous of the time I have to devote to the newborn and that it will harm our incredibly close relationship. How can I make sure he feels he’s still special?
How the other half lives: Bryony Gordon
October 2, 2011
Chloe is still giving me the silent treatment, and my mother is still living with me. It really is like being a teenager all over again, but without the youthful looks or the size-eight figure. Still, I cheer myself up with the thought of a trip to New York – a working holiday, or, as I like to call it, a ‘woliday’.
Margaret Ogola: an African heroine
One of four distinguished Kenyan women who died recently was a doctor who spent herself on the welfare of AIDS victims and strengthening the African family.
Parents, Tell Your Kids About Abortion; The Baby is Broken
september .29.2011
Last year, I took my whole family to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., including my 4 year old daughter, Grace. She frequently goes out to the abortion clinics with me to pray. She knows what it means to be pregnant. She has a very simplified understanding of abortion.
WFO President in Abu Dhabi to Organize World Family Summit +7
September ,29, 2011
Dr. Deisi Kusztra, WFO President, has arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to organize arrangements for the World Family Summit +7, which will be held in Abu Dhabi from 5 to 7 December 2011. Dr. Kusztra was received at the airport by Abu Dhabi officials and Ms. Lara Hussein, WFO Vice President for Family Policy Coordination and Chief of Child Protection, UNICEF Gulf Area Office.
Children’s Well-being in UK, Sweden and Spain: The Role of Inequality and Materialism
September 22, 2011
New research by Ipsos MORI for UNICEF UK has shown that children in the UK feel trapped in a "materialistic culture" and do not spend enough time with their families.
Change happens: new evidence on sexual orientation
A chorus of voices in the professional world today proclaims that it is impossible to change sexual orientation, particularly homosexual orientation, and that the attempt to change sexual orientation is commonly and inherently harmful. For example, for many years the Public Affairs website of the American Psychological Association stated: “Can therapy change sexual orientation? No. . . [H]omosexuality . . . does not require treatment and is not changeable.”[1]
دور الأسرة والمفاهيم الاجتماعية الصحيحة في تشكيل أبعاد منهج الاعتدال سعودي كمنهج حياتي للأبناء
يقع على المؤسسات التعليمية ومناهجها بصفة عامة والأسرة بصفة خاصة مسؤولية تحصين الأبناء من التحديات الفكرية والثقافية والتقنية والأمنية والوصول بهم إلى بر الأمان في ظل الصراعات المتلاطمة التي يعيشها العالم اليوم.
وقد كانت - وما تزال - سياسة المملكة العربية السعودية منذ عهد مؤسس الدولة السعودية الملك عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ومرورا بعهود الملك سعود والملك فيصل والملك خالد والملك فهد يرحمهم الله جميعا، وإلى العهد الزاهر عهد خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدا لله بن عبد العزيز مثالاً يحتذى به؛ لأنها تهدف إلى غرس العقيدة الإسلامية القائمة على الوسطية والاعتدال وتربية النشء على تعاليم الإسلام وقيمه وآدابه، الأمر الذى كان له عظيم الأثر سواء على المستوى الخارجى او الداخلى، ومن هذا المنطلق فإن تفعيل دور الأسرة في تشكيل أبعاد منهج الاعتدال السعودي كمنهج حياتي للأبناء ، وفي بناء الشخصية السوية المتزنة أمر ضروري ومهم، ولعل هذه الدراسة تسهم في توضيح هذا الدور، وتبصير الآباء والمعلمين والأبناء بالاتجاه الصحيح، وعدم الانسياق مع الفكر المنحرف الذي يدمر البلاد والعباد
Pour la 4e édition de la Journée du Refus de l’Echec Scolaire, mercredi 21 septembre, consacrée aux familles face à la pression scolaire, une enquête exclusive a été réalisée avec le soutien de l’UNAF auprès de 600 familles de quartiers populaires suivies par l’Afev.
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Other sponsors include the International Academy for Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family, the Marriage & Family Law Research Project at the Brigham Young University Law School, Utah and The University of Malta.
