UK Telegraph 21 Oct 06 For centuries learning to write joined-up letters has been an integral part of children’s education, but that is now being threatened by the computer revolution. …

UK Telegraph 21 Oct 06 Children who watch violent horror and action movies suffer from poorer grades at school, according to new research. A study of more than 4,500 school …

Dominion Post 21 Oct 06 MPs face weeks of intense lobbying on whether to return the drinking age to 20 as a conscience vote looks likely to go down to …

UK Telegraph 20/10/2006 Parents who say they are too busy to read to their children should let them watch television – but only with the sub-titles on, a literacy expert …

Press Release: Massey University  20 Oct 06 PALMERSTON NORTH – Three out of four New Zealanders say the legal drinking age should go back up from 18 to 20 – and nearly …

UK Telegraph 19 Oct 06 Lack of sleep could be contributing to the rise in obesity in children, a researcher says today. Dr Sharad Taheri, of the Henry Wellcome Institute, University …

Dominion Post 19 Oct 06 A family of 11 brothers and sisters all in foster care has alarmed experts, as new figures show more than 850 families have three or …

thisislondon.co.uk 18.10.06 The stress of family breakdowns could be causing children to reach puberty earlier, according to researchers. The trauma of watching parents split up, or having an absentee father, …

Southland Times 18 October 2006 They have been sworn at and vomited on by the booze-fuelled brawlers and destructive drink-drivers who some of us call friends. They have worked through …

Sydney Morning Herald 16 Nov 06 The modern diet may be to blame for the increase in violent behaviour in Western society. An American study investigating the effects of omega-3 fatty acid …