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Parenting in the digital minefield
EARLIER this year, my 14-year-old son Salman was inconsolable. He’s a sensitive kid, sure, but this was different. His 16-year-old brother Hiro spilled the beans: “Salman got scammed on his online game platform.” In the game with those blocky...
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Hopeful North East parents urged to consider adoption due to shortfall across region
Latest figures show a worrying drop in adoption interest. Credit: Arc Adoption Hopeful North East parents are being urged to consider adopting due to a shortfall in the region. As National Adoption Week begins, adoption agencies across the country...
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Child safety placed front and centre for Children’s Week 2025
The Western Australian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring child safety across all settings as part of this year’s Children’s Week observance. The initiative emphasises the importance of embedding child‑safe practices and culture...
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Global child care software market expected to more than double by 2031
The global child care software market is projected to more than double in value by 2031, according to new industry research signalling significant implications for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. Driven by rising demand for...
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Planned Parenthood’s Founder Fought Against Abortion
Right-wing
The American Spectator - Virginia
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Abortion culture has gutted the humanity of America. Respecting life implies sacrifice, but American society seeks narcissism, and we are addicted to the toxic drug of abortion. If Margaret Sanger could time travel to visit a modern Planned...
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Controversy rocked life of Rajinikanth and Big B’s heroine after marrying producer with 3 children; she ‘gave up everything for him’ but was branded ‘the other woman’
Once a reigning star in Indian cinema, Jaya Prada shared the screen with some of the biggest names of the ’70s and ’80s, including Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, NT Rama Rao (NTR), Dr Rajkumar and Kamal Haasan, leaving her mark in various...
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Crazy Cool Family: An often overlooked parenting issue
In his book “Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior,” Dr. David Hawkins has developed through research with millions of people the Map of Consciousness. In this map, he assigns a number to our emotions with the low numbers...
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Ignore progressives: Child-welfare probes work — saving kids
Are child-welfare investigations traumatic for families? How should we weigh that trauma against learning if children are in danger and ensuring parents change their behavior? New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services has limited...
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Parenting Guide: 7 Bollywood Parenting Trends That Went Viral; From Alia Bhatt To Anushka Sharma
Bollywood stars are inspiring a new generation of parents with their unique and mindful approaches to raising children. From Alia Bhatt’s gentle parenting to Anushka Sharma’s privacy-driven choices, these celebrity trends are redefining parenthood...
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Dr. Randy Cale’s Terrific Parenting: When focus fails: Understanding executive function and why so many struggle
If you’ve ever said, “I just need to focus,” and then found yourself scrolling, snacking, and reorganizing your sock drawer—you’ve just met your executive function. And it wasn’t having its best day. For children, weak executive function shows up...
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Roger Federer and Mirka Federer relationship timeline: From Olympic kiss to tennis power couple, parenthood and more
Indeterminate
The Times of India
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Roger Federer and Mirka Federer relationship timeline: From Olympic kiss to tennis power couple, parenthood and more (Image via IG/Federer) Roger Federer and Mirka Federer share one of the most stable love stories in tennis. Their bond began long...
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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council met Oct. 17
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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
IDCFS, Advisory Commission on Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of African-American Children in Foster Care met Oct. 15
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Hope Gala hosted by Seamen’s Society for Children and Families is a huge success at LiGreci’s Staaten
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Friday evening, in the Grand Ballroom of LiGreci’s Staaten, nearly 250 guests joined together to celebrate the Seamen’s Society for Children and Families’ Hope Gala. Attendees were at the West Brighton catering hall with a...
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The complex landscape of surrogacy in India: Law, ethics, and parenthood pathways
Center-left
The Week
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Parenthood is often described as one of life’s greatest joys. Yet, for many couples, this journey is marked by unexpected obstacles—miscarriages, repeated fertility treatments, and the deep emotional and financial toll of infertility. In fact,...
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Parenting advice: ‘My son can’t get over an argument he had with his friend’
This week on Parenting, one letter writer asked for advice on how to help their son come to terms with the fact that an argument seems to have ended one of his friendships. “My son is seven years old,” they told Moncrieff. “A few months ago, a new...
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Opinion: Adoptee ‘what-ifs’ and Utah’s adoption tourism
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Andy Murray's post-tennis life as Brit admits parenting 'problems' and 'guilt' about wife Kim
Andy Murray has opened up about his new life following his tennis retirement Sir Andy Murray has settled into a new chapter centred around family life after stepping away from professional tennis last year. The 38-year-old Scot, born in Glasgow in...
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Parineeti Chopra's Old Statement Of Adopting A Child Goes Viral As She Welcomes A Baby Boy
Bollywood actress, Parineeti Chopra, and her politician husband, Raghav Chadha, have entered the best phase of their life. It was on October 19, 2025, that the couple became parents to a baby boy and welcomed their first child. Now, amid this,...
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Jeremy Allen White gets honest about negative impact of acting on parenting
Jeremy Allen White has shared rare insight on how acting in tough projects has impacted his time with his daughters, and how a normal day in his life looks. Jeremy, who shares daughters Ezer Billie, 6, and Dolores Wild, 4, with his ex-wife,...
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