* Sex creeps into early prime time TV
A respected children's media expert is lamenting that kids have been sacrificed to sleaze under New Zealand's TV standards system.
* Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night
* Scottish government to tackle alcohol abuse with price hike
The dispute over the need for controls on the cost of alcohol intensified today after the Scottish government unveiled formal plans to fix a minimum price for all alcoholic drinks at 45p per unit
* Children most at risk of harm 'fall under radar' 
The children most likely to die from neglect and abuse are falling under the radar of the government agencies that should be protecting them, research shows
* Doctor suspended over child sex images 
A doctor has been suspended from practising for nine months after pleading guilty to possessing images of child sex abuse.
* Child support payments 'to be fairer'
Both parents' incomes could be taken into account when child care payments are set, under proposed changes by the government
* Judges 'treat violent women differently'
A woman's eight-year jail term for murdering her partner reflects the judiciary's lack of understanding towards male victims of domestic violence,
* Study shows new mums do get enough sleep
It may come as news to new parents but a US study has found that mothers do get enough sleep in their babies' first few months - it's just not good quality
* Lack of sleep linked to mental illness in young
YOUNG people who get very little sleep are much more likely to become mentally ill, Australian research shows
* Family key to women's happiness
Statistics show traditional families are on the decline, with more women choosing not to have children

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* Suspended Child Porn Doctor Should Be Named 2 Sep 10
Family First NZ says that a doctor convicted of possessing and distributing child sex abuse images should be named. “Patients and parents should be informed so that they can make an informed choice as to whether they continue having him as their family doctor, even after his nine month suspension
* Review Child Support And Child Contact 2 Sep 10
Family First NZ says that the upcoming review of child support announced today should be accompanied by a review of child contact policies.
* Govt Sends Message That Under-Age Drinking OK 24 Aug 10
Family First NZ is disappointed that the government is wanting to put the onus on parents about under-age drinking rather than supporting parents with laws and enforcement based on evidence and science
* Govt Adopts ‘We Know Better’ On Alcohol 23 August 2010
Family First NZ says that the government has adopted a ‘we know better’ attitude to community concerns expressed on the issue of alcohol abuse in our community, and as a result the problems of domestic violence, child abuse, underage drinking and binge drinking will continue
* Close Up Porn Programme Draws Huge Complaints 19 August 2010
Family First says that TVNZ has been inundated with complaints about a recent Close Up programme which offended many families with its promotion of the porn industry, and believes that the complaints have exceeded complaints made about Paul Henry’s ‘moustache’ comments which also drew a record number of complaints.
* Porn Boss Sounding Like Tobacco Industry 12 Aug 2010
Family First says that claims by porn marketer and benefactor Steve Crow about the benefits of porn are similar to the claims made by the tobacco industry over the past 60 years.
* Political Leaders Failing to Protect Families from Porn 11 August 2010
Family First NZ is slamming a lack of political leadership at both a local and national level to regulating the hard core porn industry and its marketing, and recognizing its harmful effects on families.

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Commercial imperatives prevail
Published in the Dominion Post 26 August 2010
The Government made an interesting little promise when announcing their long awaited response to the Law Commission’s review earlier this week which, more than the timid and minimal response itself, sums up their irresponsible and uncaring attitude to the victims of alcohol READ MORE
Parent Abuse on the Rise: A Historical Review
American Association of Behavioural Social Science Online Journal 2004
In comparison to child and spouse abuse, the issue of parents being abused by their adolescent children has received very little attention by the mental health profession even though its prevalence is comparable READ MORE
The administration of the abortion law is a travesty
By KARL DU FRESNE - The Dominion Post 20/07/2010
MP's don't want to be reminded that the administration of the abortion law is a travesty READ MORE
Political grandstanding a futile gesture
By Garth George NZ Herald Jun 24, 2010
There are just eight days left for the Government to show some logic and common sense and to defer, at least, or abandon, at best, the costly, stupid and useless emissions trading scheme (ETS). READ MORE

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