The Evening Standard UK 01 Apr 07 Guilt-ridden working parents are splashing out over pounds 100 a month on treats for their children to compensate for a lack of quality …

UK Telegraph 27 March 2007 Children who spend a lot of time in nursery are more likely to be aggressive and disobedient throughout primary school – no matter how excellent the …

Taupo Times 30 Mar 07 A Taupo Youth Court judge says some parents are not doing their job and more needs to be done to create better role models for …

MSNBC 07 Feb 07 Kids who sleep more weigh less, researchers say WASHINGTON – Children who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight than those who …

NZ Herald 22 Feb 07 The Children’s Commissioner has hired a new staff member to do nothing but deal with complaints about Child, Youth and Family. At the same time the Government …

NZPA 20 Mar 07 Hot cross buns now come with a health warning from dieticians concerned that the seasonal treat is feeding the obesity epidemic. In its latest magazine, Diabetes …

Dominion Post 23 Dec 06 Surgeons are calling for children to be offered publicly funded stomach-stapling operations in a bid to treat soaring rates of extreme obesity. New Zealand hospitals have …

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY  12 Dec 06 Controlling Crime: Two federal reports released this fall support the common-sense argument that America is safer because more criminals are behind bars. On Thursday, the …

Christchurch Press 05 Dec 06 Police are worried youth gangs are flexing their muscles after a spike in violent crime around Christchurch. Three teenagers have been charged with attacking Christ …

Telegraph (UK) 04 Dec 06 Violent video games leave a harmful “fingerprint” on the brains of young teenagers, scientists have found. The effects include increased activity in the brain region that …