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Should Australian schools ban homework?
The recent decision by French President Francois Hollande to abolish homework from French schools has reignited the long running debate about...
Ethics Dilemmas - Would you read your child's diary? (audio)
A diary is traditionally the treasure chest for your most secret thoughts, the things you hold close. The thoughts you don't want others to read. So...
The ethics of childhood organ transplants: How would you decide who becomes a recipient?
Yesterday in this space, I wrote about the story of 3-year-old Amelia Rivera, who is facing a life-altering decision about whether she is eligible...
The one thing harried modern parents want is everybody else to get off their backs
Let kids run wild, or bury them in cotton wool: it doesn't seem to matter what we do, it's wrong. Free range is a clever name for a how-to-bring-up-...
Parental fear breeds cotton-wool kids: study
Modern parents are becoming increasingly protective of their kids, but where will it end? Photo: Stephen Baccon Even though there is no evidence that...
Serial killers and sharp objects
I tend to try to minimise the possibility of my children encountering either of the above. Serial killers and sharp objects are not on my parental to...
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