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Big perks soon for Aussie parents
18 weeks' paid maternity leave for mums, 2 weeks' paid leave for dads in proposed $590m scheme.
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Abusing spouse - kids hurt too
When parents fight, the litte ones suffer. Studies show that children remembered the details of a fight more vividly than the abuser or the victim. -ST |
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No to frivolous snaps of womb
3D scans, using ultrasound wave intensities much more powerful than in 2D scans, have not been used long enough for possible adverse long-terms effects to be apparent in the unborn child.
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Children, let's talk about sex
Start early and take a step-by-step approach to the subject, advise parents and psychologists. |
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Negative labels
Name-calling is a form of bullying and never an acceptable choice.
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Kids welcome!
Family-friendly doesn't have to mean bunk beds and screaming children. Baby butlers and kids' clubs next to grown-up luxury are now par for the course at several upscale resorts. |
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Ungraciousness learnt from loved ones
A polite, cultured society - or the lack of it - starts from within the family first. And it's the parents' fault if their children do not know how to behave, says this reader. -ST
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Allow surrogacy in Singapore?
Surrogate pregnancy is essentially the use of a woman's womb to carry a child which is not biologically hers. If surrogacy is legalised, it would give infertile couples a chance to have children. -myp |
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New mum says she was sacked because of pregnancy
When Mrs Mary Pereira Wales, 26, discovered in March that she was three months pregnant, she was elated. But while she gained a daughter, she lost her job in marketing communications. -TNP
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Thumbs up from UK scientists
A major scientific study has found that women undergoing fertility treatment are far more likely to successfully give birth if they also have acupuncture. |
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Baby on the way thanks to needles and IVF
Her face lit up when she talked about the unforgettable day the acupuncturist broke the news that she was possibly pregnant.
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