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MySpace tragedy and 'helicopter parenting'

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

My heart broke seeing a grieving, outraged parent put on the spot as the one asked to rise above the cycle of violence. She clearly wasn’t ready to do so, and it would have been a lot more productive to ask a more objective …

Reading & Rolling & Parenting: Caroline Kennedy & Other Reads…

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

When you think of Caroline Kennedy, one must think of parenting - do you? I do. Think of work, think of perseverance and think of enduring productively. And thinking of that brings me to how do we raise our children to not fear failure, …

Parenting 101

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

I don’t want to make this a case study, seeing that it was only one game. But it was good to see, particularly after reading this scary blog item on parenting on the New York Times Web site. Take a look at that and tell me what you think.

Organic and Safe Cloth Toys for Children

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

In a recent post, I looked at toy recalls and safety with a search for American and European-made toys and toy safety certification information. A reader followed up with her…

The 5 parenting habits you need to break now

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

Despite the fact that the article assumes working parents have these bad parenting habits because they “feel guilty” because they’re “not around”, this is a good article with some valuable reminders. Share This.

Birth Control and Contraception Myths (WebMD)

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

WebMD dispels some common myths about pregnancy, fertility, and birth control.

Africa: Abuse After Disclosing Status Hinders HIV Care (AllAfrica.com)

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

24-year old Ruth Sibanda* was pregnant and could not wait to have her first baby. On one of her visits to the antenatal clinic, they gave her an HIV test.

South Africa: New PMTCT Protocol in Two Weeks (AllAfrica.com)

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

Government has committed itself to announcing a new protocol for the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programme within the next two weeks.

Government has committed itself to announcing a new protocol for the prevention of mother to child transmission … (Health-e)

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

The announcement followed a meeting of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) yesterday which was chaired by the Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Spine-chilling rise in HIV cases (The Borneo Post)

innetent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:05 +0000

KUCHING: The trend of those infected with HIV in Sarawak is showing a scary increase since the detection of the first case in the State.