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In 2007 "The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child" was published and has since sold more than 40,000 copies. The book includes an "Alternative Vaccine Schedule” advising parents on how to delay, withhold, separate, or space out vaccines. This article examines the reasons for the popularity of the book, deconstructs the logic and rationale behind its recommendations and [...]
Never thought i would see this idea expressed in the mainstream media! researchers are examining whether the wisdom of Eastern cultures can offer some clues to more harmonious relationships via Eastern wisdom has clue for love.
Thousands of Australian teenagers are unwittingly revealing their mobile and home telephone numbers online. via Thousands unwittingly revealing mobile numbers online.
This fascinating paper provides a description of how the tobacco industry, over time, has promoted its products to young people. It provides an insight into the strategies that the alcohol industry has and continues to use to promote sales of alcohol to young people despite growing community concern. The Tobacco Industry and Youth Smoking | Coombs | [...]
BOYS as young as five are starting to believe that being masculine is all about six-packs, muscles and hairless chests, raising concerns that kids are under too much pressure to conform to body-image stereotypes. via Body image muscling in on boyhood | The Australian.
An incisive piece by Janet Albrechtsen on how current trends to protect children from even mild emotional or physical challenges sets them up for profound difficulties in adult life. In the "all must have prizes" era, merit cards are awarded to children by well-meaning teachers for the most mundane things. At the age of five or six, my son [...]
Here's an interesting statement from Martin Sheen in a recent interview with him: I have no interest in politics. But I have a great deal of interest in peace and human rights and civil disobedience to address grievances, to speak truth to power – I have a great interest in that, and that’s really the [...]
High-end fashion brands are all about aspiration - the assumption is aspirational beauty can only be young.....they are stuck in a very old paradigm....Advertisers are obsessed with youth. via Age of Beauty.
research has established links between a lack of development of skills such as motivation and self-confidence in childhood and levels of criminal activity, teenage pregnancy and underachievement in education and employment later in life via When the best start in life turns out to be an early start.
Cocaine use in the US declined 37 per cent, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health. via Users turning noses up at cocaine.
