SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) — A Texas teenager who broke curfew is headed for a reluctant adventure in baby-sitting. Robert Rausch placed an advertisement offering his daughter's free baby-sitting services in the community newspaper in Southlake, a wealthy suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth that is home to business leaders and professional athletes. The advertisement names Rausch's 16-year-old-daughter […]
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US to Adopt Convention on the Rights of the Child?
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) said that if President Barack Obama gets his way and the Senate ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the precedent would be set to place parental rights under the jurisdiction of the international community.“We believe we need to take clear action here in Congress to protect […]
Teen Chained In Home For 2 Days (Parents Arrested)
A father and stepmother have been arrested after they allegedly chained a teen to a kitchen table and physically abused him for two days before he managed to escape, according to authorities. Sacramento police said they found the 13-year-old victim asking neighbors for help on the 7300 block of Winnett Way just before 10:00 p.m. […]
Complaining about a generation of spoiled kids -- again
by Alfie Kohn If the subject is kids and how they're raised, it seems our culture has exactly one story to tell. Anyone who reads newspapers, magazines or blogs knows how it goes: Parents today either can't or won't set limits for their children. Instead of disciplining them, they hover and coddle and bend over […]
Sweden bans homeschooling
Home-school ban in Sweden forces families to mull leaving. A small change in Sweden's schooling law is about to make a big difference for Swedish home-schooling families, potentially causing them to flee to other countries or bring cases to international courts to protect religious and parental rights in the socialist country. The Swedish Liberal Party […]
Debate Looms Over Teens' Privacy Rights on the Web
A proposed change to federal regulations designed to help parents control the information websites collect from their children is stirring a national debate about how much free speech and privacy American teenagers should have on the Internet. For 10 years, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has required websites aimed at children under 13 […]
Australian woman sells 13-year-old daughter for fuel
Sydney: A woman sold her 13-year-old daughter to a truck driver for a load of diesel. The woman, only known as NJJ, sold her daughter while in a drug-fuelled haze. The Downing Centre District Court sentenced NJJ to a maximum nine years jail with a minimum 51/2-year term. The mother and driver were found guilty […]
Mother Finds Kidnapped Kids Through Facebook
A San Bernardino mother whose children were kidnapped 15 years ago was able to finally track them down using Facebook. San Bernardino’s Deputy District Attorney says it’s the first time his office has handled a case like this one. But in this digital age, it may not be the last. Faustino Utrera, father of two […]
Judge convicts Ark. mom in Facebook flap with son
An Arkansas woman who locked her son out of his Facebook account and posted her own items there was convicted Thursday of misdemeanor harassment and ordered not to have contact with the teenager. Clark County District Judge Randy Hill ordered Denise New, of Arkadelphia, to pay a $435 fine and complete anger-management and parenting classes. […]
'Helicopter' Parents Have Neurotic Kids, Study Suggests
Source (http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100603/sc_livescience/helicopterparentshaveneurotickidsstudysuggests)
BOSTON - Overly protective parents might be leaving a lasting impact on their child's personality, and not in a good way, a new study finds.
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