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14 votes
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When a DNA test reveals your daughter is not your biological child
11 votes -
Unprotected: "An acclaimed American charity said it was saving some of the world’s most vulnerable girls from sexual exploitation. But from the very beginning, girls were being raped."
9 votes -
Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and numeracy, study finds
15 votes -
Toronto's Sick Kids hospital preparing policy for euthanasia for youth over eighteen that could one day apply to minors
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China's demographic problem. The one child policy effect
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Raised by YouTube - The platform’s entertainment for children is weirder—and more globalized—than adults could have expected
11 votes -
Anti-transgender legislation devastates trans children — even when it fails
9 votes -
As Dolly Doctor, girls told me their secrets. Here's what I learnt
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Parents: have your kids been affected by age-inappropriate content?
I was having a conversation with one of my coworkers who mentioned that her child showed a fascination with scary, Halloween-type stuff starting around age 6. She and her husband had a hard time...
I was having a conversation with one of my coworkers who mentioned that her child showed a fascination with scary, Halloween-type stuff starting around age 6. She and her husband had a hard time with whether they should let him enjoy it or limit it. They weren't sure whether to let him read scary books or watch spooky stuff on YouTube, particularly because it's the type of content that can very easily be age-inappropriate--especially for a 6 year old. Nevertheless, it was relatively easy for them to keep it to stuff like Jack-o-Lanterns and black cats since he was so young.
The boy is now older but has retained his interest, and the parents are still struggling with decisions about allowable content, especially because he is starting to age into books and movies that deal with much darker stuff, particularly ideas about death/violence.
I'm not a parent, but I am a teacher, and I have to admit that I'm uncomfortable with some of the stuff my students are exposed to. Over the years I've heard students as young as twelve discuss horror movies like the Saw series or The Human Centipede. I've had middle school students bring books like Gone Girl and 50 Shades of Gray to class. On one hand, I think kids are resilient, and I think a lot of the more difficult or disturbing stuff doesn't quite land for them because they don't really have a context into which to put it yet. I also believe that fictional media is a mostly safe way for us to explore troubling or disturbing ideas.
On the other hand, I think the internet has caused our children to grow up a lot faster than they used to, as they are exposed to mature content (whether intentionally or accidentally) from a very early age. When I was growing up the worst I could do was check out a slightly-risqué book from the school library and hope my parents never found it in my backpack. Now kids are watching violent (often real-world) and pornographic content starting as young as elementary school. Nothing can make your heart sink quite like sixth graders talking excitedly over lunch about a video of a real person getting crushed to death.
What I genuinely don't know is if this has any negative developmental effect. Am I just clutching my pearls here? I'd love to hear some parents talk about how they've handled the decision of what's right for their kids and whether they've had fallout from their kids consuming content that's not appropriate for them.
26 votes -
US kids eating more fast food, healthier offerings not helping
11 votes -
Trans girl: 'Going to Brownies felt natural'
12 votes -
How to teach kids where food comes from – get them gardening
11 votes -
Why is IVF so popular in Denmark?
6 votes -
Edmonton daycare asks parents to bring helmets for the playground
6 votes -
Household cleaners may trigger childhood obesity
6 votes -
Canada betrays its own citizens. Hassan Diab's case is among its most egregious.
8 votes -
Why I let my daughter wear makeup to school
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Early alterations of social brain networks in young children with autism
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State data to be used to limit child gamers in China
22 votes -
Chief Rabbi publishes first LGBT guide for orthodox schools
News article from the BBC: Chief Rabbi publishes first LGBT guide for orthodox schools An adapted summary in the Jewish Chronicle: the Chief Rabbi's groundbreaking message to Orthodox schools on...
News article from the BBC: Chief Rabbi publishes first LGBT guide for orthodox schools
An adapted summary in the Jewish Chronicle: the Chief Rabbi's groundbreaking message to Orthodox schools on LGBT+ pupils
Background: Ephraim Mirvis is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. This guide therefore applies to all Jewish Orthodox schools in the Commonwealth (the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and so on).
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To raise confident, independent kids, some parents are trying to 'let grow'
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Should children's entertainment contain more violence?
No spoilers, just a vague example. A long time ago, I watched TRON: Uprising (2012). It's a really good Disney kids show that was unfortunately cancelled after one season or 19 episodes. It...
No spoilers, just a vague example.
A long time ago, I watched TRON: Uprising (2012). It's a really good Disney kids show that was unfortunately cancelled after one season or 19 episodes. It carries a rating of TV-Y7.
One thing that always really struck me about this show was that it's actually quite violent, but censored. We see gladiator fights where "people" are just smashed into little cubes signifying their death.
This is not at all a new concept, and I'm not saying we need absolute realism, but is there an imbalance to the amount of violence we show without "real" consequence? And in doing so, glorifying the action of violence itself?
We don't want to traumatize kids, but maybe we should, just a little. And for those saying that the age range for some shows are too young for them to understand, these shows have really adult concepts to begin with. In Voltron, for example, we're talking about galactic war, genocide, torture and misuse of good technologies turning them to weapons.
And though I posted in ~tv, in games especially when there's a violent action executed by the gamer. Games are rated a bit differently, and I'm not as familiar with children games, so hopefully another Tilderino will have more to add here.
13 votes -
Population control is the climate change fix nobody wants to talk about
29 votes -
What I think the anti-bullying books get wrong
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The man who is fervent about feeding hungry kids, but hates food banks
9 votes -
What style of parent are you? It affects how much your children remember.
10 votes -
Shocking pictures show Indonesian preschoolers dressed in ‘ISIS costumes’
From Al Arabiya: Shocking pictures show Indonesian preschoolers dressed in ‘ISIS costumes’ From the Guardian: Kindergarten dresses children as jihadists for parade in Indonesia From the Australian...
From Al Arabiya: Shocking pictures show Indonesian preschoolers dressed in ‘ISIS costumes’
From the Guardian: Kindergarten dresses children as jihadists for parade in Indonesia
From the Australian Broadcasting Commission: Kindergarten under fire after parading children in niqabs, AK47s on Indonesian Independence Day
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The grand old tradition of gaming at the library
6 votes -
Secret Israeli report reveals armed drone killed four boys playing on Gaza beach in 2014
9 votes -
Number of children killed in Saudi-American strike on schoolbus grows to twenty-nine
10 votes -
Saudi forces attack Yemeni schoolbus, at least twelve shildren have died
12 votes -
Dozens dead in Yemen as bus carrying children hit by airstrike
6 votes -
New Mexico compound suspects were training children for school shootings, prosecutors say
6 votes -
'No jab no pay' possibly coming to the Netherlands—not vaccinating may mean you don't get child benefits
9 votes -
The age that women have babies: How a gap divides America
10 votes -
How deaf children in Nicaragua created a new language
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Choosing to not have children
I hesitate to even use the term "childfree" for this post, as the reputation the community has gathered on reddit isn't the greatest. For good reason tbh - there's a reason I don't post on that...
I hesitate to even use the term "childfree" for this post, as the reputation the community has gathered on reddit isn't the greatest. For good reason tbh - there's a reason I don't post on that sub.
I knew from a very young age that I wasn't cut out for kids. I didn't want to play "house", hated baby dolls (especially the gross ones that "peed" so you could change the diaper), babysitting was done only under duress, and the noise that came from being around a crowd of kids made me crazy. I grew up with dozens of cousins, of which I was one of the oldest girls, so "taking care of the young ones" was kind of an expectation. But while the other cousins in my age range were happy to do so, I was off in a corner with a book, avoiding the entire thing.
As I got older and started dating, the conversations about weddings and having kids were the last thing on my mind. I went off to university, got a job, moved out on my own, and just didn't really think twice about it to be honest. I guess I always assumed it'd happen one day, and the urge to settle down would kick in, but it never did.
Now as I'm past the ever so major gate of 30 (that crucial age where everyone says you'll change your mind), nothing's changed. I have a large circle of friends who feel the same way (none of us have or want children) and we're enjoying our lives in a way I didn't think was possible. We enjoy our dinners with each other, traveling on weekends to spontaneous destinations, last minute concerts, festivals, and many other events that keep us busy and engaged. The thought of giving it up and settling down just doesn't hold any appeal.
The accusations of selfishness, shallowness, leading an unfulfilled life are all just water off a duck's back. If I'm selfish, it hurts no one but myself. If I'm shallow, well, I'm not shallow so that's not an issue. My life is my own, and it's exactly how I want it - full of friends, spontaneity, and peace and quiet when I want it.
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Motherhood brings the most dramatic brain changes of a woman's life. So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether?
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What milestone did your children hit that you weren't ready for?
I'm a father of two girls, ages are 6 and 4. Miss 6 has had a wobbly tooth for a few weeks now (the way she has harped on it felt like years) now last week it came out. Being that it was loose for...
I'm a father of two girls, ages are 6 and 4. Miss 6 has had a wobbly tooth for a few weeks now (the way she has harped on it felt like years) now last week it came out. Being that it was loose for so long I thought I had come to terms with that, I hadn't. It's odd but it shook me harder than I would have expected.
What milestone has your little one hit that you weren't ready for? prepare this foolish dad for more things to come!
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Even four-year-olds dislike freeloaders. Young children expect cooperation and are willing to work to sustain it.
7 votes -
David Davis brands use of child spies ‘morally repugnant’ – Theresa May’s spokeswoman defends practice revealed by House of Lords committee
8 votes -
California judge halts deportations of reunited migrant families
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Two weeks after “ending” US family separation, parents still can’t contact their children
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National Redress Scheme starts for survivors of child sexual abuse
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Tips for staying civil while debating child prisons
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Whistleblower leaks video from detention facility where children were threatened against speaking to press
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U.S. government reunites 522 children removed under 'zero tolerance'
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What we can learn from Ghana's obsession with preschool
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US President Donald Trump proposes ending the crisis he created by creating another crisis -- The proposed executive order ending family separation is just here to create more hostages
11 votes