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Do you love your pet more than your kids
According to a YouGov survey of 1,000 parent and 500 teengers 23% of mothers and 19% of fathers confessed to loving the family pet as much as their own offspring.
The BBC reported last week that so many parents have been chasing university places for their children the admissions system is now letting parents act as their agents. Students entering university this autumn will be the first whose admissions decisions and negotiations can be handled by their parents.
X factor faker alan turner talks to mirror
X Factor hopeful Alan Turner sobbed as he told the true story of his traumatic childhood. The 23-year-old singer revealed both parents abandoned him by the age of four and he was abused as a child by a family friend.
Married couples will be offered new tax breaks as one of the priorities of a Conservative government, the shadow chancellor George Osborne has declared. Mr Osborne says that encouraging marriage is essential to building a strong society and argues that it is right to reward marriage through the tax system.
Youth violence is not about race
We are failing miserably to provide Britain's teenage boys with meaningful occupations, worthy role models or hope for the future. David Lammy, minister for skills, writes in the New Statesman:
Well, the day has now been & gone, both A-level & GCSE results are out...If you believe the media hype, everyone should be very happy with record breaking results (97.2% overall UK pass rate for A-levels, and 98.4% for GCSEs) but does this reflect the reality in your home?
Nigerian advises against 86 wives
The BBC reports that the former teacher and Muslim preacher, who lives in Niger State with his wives and at least 170 children, says he is able to cope only with the help of God. "A man with 10 wives would collapse and die, but my own power is given by Allah. That is why I have been able to control 86 of them."
Wanted - dad with kids about to start school for first time
Dadtalk has been approached by Red Consultancy, an International Public Relations Consultancy. They are doing some PR work on preparing Children to go / return to school.
Peter coe helped son sebastian make athletics history
Peter Coe, whose blunt but inspirational words helped to coach his son Sebastian Coe to gold in the 1500 metres at Moscow in 1980, will be fondly remembered by the athletics world after he died aged 88 on Saturday 9th August.
Want to be on TV? Minnow Films are making an 8-minute documentary for Channel 4 News about children and young people who are struggling with emotional distress.
Teachers must act as father figures to white working class boys – as reported in the Daily Mail. Schools should provide father figures for white working-class boys who lack them at home, according to Ofsted inspectors. They should ensure that boys get 'good male role models' because too many are growing up with poor attitudes to adults, especially women teachers.
Where have all the real men gone
Columnist Kathleen Parker discusses her new book ‘Save the Males’ in the Times this week. She argues that feminism has neutered men and deprived them of their noble, protective role in society and that the reality is that men already have been screwed and not in the way they prefer. For the past 30 years or so, males have been under siege by a culture that too often embraces the notion that men are to blame for all of life’s ills.
An estranged couple have been given jail sentences for repeatedly failing to ensure their son went to school. The BBC reported that the boy's 41-year-old father was jailed for 20 weeks; his 38-year-old mother has been given a sentence of just two months. The couple, who live apart, had three previous convictions for failing to ensure regular school attendance.
Soya products linked to low sperm count
Too much tofu may affect a man's fertility, according to a study reported in the Independent. Scientists found that even modest consumption of Soya products, such as meat and dairy substitutes and bean curd, can have a significant impact on sperm count.
Father-of-three branded a pervert
When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, led to him being called a ‘pervert’.
A group of young people from Southwark have produced a hard-hitting film about knife crime and gang culture as part of a project run by Southwark's Youth Offending Team (YOT).
Cameron and obama weigh in on black fathers
David Cameron has called on absent black fathers to take more responsibility for their children. He spoke out in praise of US presidential candidate Barack Obama's warning that too many African Americans have abandoned their children.
A gift that was original, intimate and - most importantly - memorable. Charla Muller told her husband and the eve of his birthday that his present was going to be sex with her every day for a year.
Separating couples are being forced to continue living together due to housing and mortgage problems caused by the credit crunch, a divorce expert said.
The effects of social exclusion are often all too easy to see: family breakdown, poverty, poor health, addictive behaviour and homelessness.
An article in the ‘Brand Republic’ last month reports the encouraging news that a greater number of men are spending more time and energy on their children – but from a ‘brand’ perspective this means new marketing strategies to ‘capture’ these hands-on dads.
The BBC is looking for people who are keen to hold a big family get-together as part of a major new documentary series.
Scientists have found more evidence that men as well as women have biological clocks and that they start to tick in their mid-30s.
A quarter of adults to face anti-paedophile tests
The launch of a new Government agency will see 11.3 million people vetted for any criminal past before they are approved to have contact with children aged under 16.
How much do you need to earn? - A minimum income standard for Britain: What people think, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, captures the consensus reached among ordinary people (on a range of incomes) about what they feel is needed to achieve an acceptable standard of living today.
Why did my father commit suicide
Lucy Freeman thought her father was looking forward to his retirement. In the Saturday Times, she tells of the guilt and anger that accompanied his final act.
More sen pupils without statements
Statistics published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families showed 1.39 million pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) did not have statements in 2008, representing 17.2 per cent of all pupils.
The big match for thousands of fathers and their children has kicked off.
Abortion rate hits record high among under 16s
The abortion rate is rising fastest among the youngest girls, as reported in the Independent. Each week in 2007, 84 children under 16 in England and Wales had abortions; three were under 14.
The ingredients of good parenting
A recent article in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology suggests that those purchasing parent education programs set about it blindly. What makes for the best program? What are the active ingredients?
Son jailed after tip-off by father
Son jailed after father's tip-off - a teenager has been jailed for three years after his father told police he had found bullets in his son's bedroom.
Modern fathers older unmarried and more domesticated
Today the average father spends four hours and 15 minutes on chores every week and is involved in the kitchen on four out of seven nights. Modern fathers are older, unmarried and more domesticated than ever before.
Prenuptial deals could be made legally binding
Prenuptial agreements could become legally binding in England and Wales within a few years, under plans being considered by the Law Commission.
Benefits of marriage for african american men
Currently, many policymakers and civic leaders are interested in developing strategies to improve the well-being of African American men, and to close the achievement gap between black men and other groups, says the Centre for Marriage and Families. This brief surveys the research on the effects of family structure on African American men and finds overwhelming evidence that getting and staying married has a significant beneficial effect on black men’s well-being.
Dcsf joint birth registration white paper
An interesting development given the recent bill to remove the need for a father
The prospect of widespread City job losses has seen a surge of bankers' trophy wives heading for the divorce courts, according to lawyers. With thousands of job losses announced and more rumoured to be on the way, divorce specialists say that some wives want to secure good divorce deals before their husbands lose their jobs. Consequently, divorce specialists have seen the number of inquiries treble.
Separation from parents linked with learning trouble in kids
In the wake of divorce, illness, violence and other problems that can unsettle homes, countless young children are liable to experience temporary separations from one or both parents before packing their knapsack for kindergarten. Published in the May/June issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics, a new, community-wide study from Rochester, New York, warns that such kids are at increased risk for learning difficulties and that these separations are good predictors of which children may require special educational interventions to succeed.
David Cameron: "The number one challenge we've got in this country today is to strengthen our society."
