Study: 98% of parents want to be primary sex educators
At the same time, most parents believed their kids actually get their information from friends and the media.
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Family
Cohabiting couples far more likely to suffer from partner abuse, statistics show
While only 11% of Spanish couples cohabit without marriage, such unions account for 58% of the most violent crimes between couples.
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NewsBytes Jan. 7 – Miscellaneous
Narnia film, ‘Civil Rights’ Gone Wild, Canadian Liberal Sen. wants to ban spanking, Psychology and cultural Marxism, 'Climate Change'
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Parents should give babies sense of sexuality from birth: Planned Parenthood
The organization instructs parents to tell children up to the age of five that "it's normal to touch one’s sex organs for pleasure."
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Women, children and youth dominated UN agenda in 2010
The past 12 months saw intense debates as the international community addressed issues related to women, children and education.
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Reel Love video contest for youth 18-30 – lifelong marriage
"This contest is for everyone in the next generation to give their ideas about what sustains love over the course of a lifetime," says Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of The Ruth Institute.
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No punishment for ABC for airing nude scene with 8-year-old boy
The offending episode of NYPD Blue depicted a woman disrobing in a bathroom, while an 8-year-old boy watches.
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Brownback targets marriage-destroying welfare policies
Brownback said that welfare policies are discouraging low-income individuals from marrying and forming strong intact families
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Supporters Say Truly Comprehensive Sex-Ed Gets Results
An innovative abstinence-based education program is seeing results. Dr. Hanna Klaus, a medical missionary nun and veteran OB/GYN, developed the Teen STAR program.
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NewsBytes, January 1 – DADT, Homosexuality, Elton John
Repeal Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Catholic Church and DADT - silent at wrong time, Elton John named as father, Apple Nixes Manhattan Declaration Again
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