#parental-concern

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Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Asking Eric: How can I make my daughter see what her boyfriend is doing?

A father worries his divorced daughter accepts a man who flatters her but avoids weekend commitment, causing her to forgo other dating opportunities.
Public health
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

U.K. teen boys spend more time gaming each week than in class

British boys aged 15–17 average nearly 34 hours weekly playing video games; overall youth gaming has risen and parents worry about gambling-like microtransactions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

After last week, UK ministers should know this: a huge rebellion is coming we will fight for our children's rights | John Harris

There are more than 1.7 million children and young people in England's schools who are recognised as having special educational needs and disabilities (or Send). When you factor in their parents and carers, it highlights the huge number of people who anxiously watch this area of policy. All of them know that the systems those kids depend on are dysfunctional and broken. And they are also keenly aware of something else: that whereas their experiences once tended to be ignored and overlooked, they have now crossed from the online world into Radio 4's Woman's Hour, The One Show, Good Morning Britain and all the rest, as a huge conversation about the politics of all this gets louder and louder.
Education
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Teenage boys spend more hours gaming than in school, suggests study

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World news
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Parents 'disgusted' as GAA club asks teenage girls to stop wearing short shorts due to male coaches feeling 'uncomfortable'

Underage Wexford girls' Gaelic football players were asked to adjust the size and wearing of their shorts because some male coaches felt uncomfortable, prompting parental anger over sexualisation.
Education
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

Did a Montreal Teacher Try to Sell His Students' "Creepy" Art? | The Walrus

A school art teacher encouraged disturbing and grotesque styles in student artwork, raising serious concerns among parents.
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