Controlled crying still a bone of contention

Are you in favour of controlled crying? Well, it seems that there is some evidence that it could be helpful and not damaging to babies. An unpublished study from Flinders University found controlled crying did not increase the stress levels of babies, or lead to any attachment disorders, a year after the controlled sleeping phase. [...]

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Passive Conflict Styles

Many people do not enjoy conflict. And many people choose passive ways of dealing with conflict. Here are 4 common passive conflict styles: The Avoider: Avoiders refuse to fight. When a conflict arises, they will leave, fall asleep, and pretend to be busy at work, or keep from facing the problem in some other way. [...]

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Epidemic of child pornography

How do parents keep their children safe when child pornography is rife? Australian police are warning of an epidemic in child pornography. They say that paedophiles are increasingly recording themselves abusing children and sharing these images with child sex networks. Australian Federal Police (AFP) said officers used to find hundreds of photographs on a suspect’s [...]

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Fathers juggling work-life time bomb

Fathers today want to be more involved in raising and caring for their children but pressures from work are pulling them in the other direction. A new book, Time Bomb: Work, rest and play in Australia today, says half of fathers with young children work more than 45 hours a week, regarded as ”long hours”, [...]

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