New Granny

By Elizabeth Landau
CNN
(CNN) — Think a little spanking won’t do much harm to kids? New research says the effects can be long-lasting.
Children are too young to understand when parenting behavior is wrong, a social psychologist says.
Experts say “popping” kids can do more harm than good. A new study of more than 2,500 toddlers from low-income [...]

September 13, 2009, 12:40pm
Grandparents and other elderly persons have played many important roles in the family and in nation-building. In the past, they were regarded as sages, sources of wisdom, guides of the youth, mediators, and bridges of friendship and understanding. They served as pillars of stability. Because of their many contributions, the tradition honoring [...]

I have just been reading about a case where a young child was taken to hospital. She was semiconscious and unresponsive but they could initially find nothing obvious wrong.
It turned out that her school had recently introduced the no wash hand sanitiser to the classrooms. Children are curious and this little girl had wondered what [...]