Latest Parenting and Education News Around the World from happychild.com.au
A Vegetarian Menu and Meditation at 8 am each morning at Britain's first Hindu (free) school. More on this story in The Guardian
Children exposed to early Parental Conflict may be less resilient later on when exposed to their parents fighting - a biochemical explanation. More on this story in The Guardian.
Susan Maushart took her Kids Offline for 6 months - read about the experiment in The Guardian (editor's note: I loved the book about this - The Winter of Our Disconnect - we'll be adding it to the happychild shop very soon)
Study about Children Meeting their Sperm Donor 'Father' indicates that meeting the sperm donor is generally a positive experience that leaves children's mental health unscathed. More on this story in the Sydney Morning Herald
A Teacher's view (from Victoria) about the gap between Outcomes Demanded of Teachers by the Australian and state governments and the "underfunded reality". More on this story in the Sydney Morning Herald
10 Basic Parenting Principles for the New Year by Peter Gorski including "know and respect your own emotional thresholds and physical limmits". More on this story in Essential Baby
Australian Couple are asking for the Right to Choose the Gender of their next child. The couple is so determined to have a girl that recently they terminated twin boys, conceived through IVF. More on this story in Adelaide Now
Genetic make up could explain why some people develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after stressful events such as divorce, and some don't. More on this story in The Australian
Wakefield Study that Linked Autism with MMR Vaccine Discredited says The British Medical Journal. More on this story in The Australian
Gay and Straight Teenagers are Alike in terms of friendships and social connections indicates a study, but severe emotional distress is higher in gay teens than heterosexual ones. More on this story in The New York Times
