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str.sg/4NxDL Australia plans to block social media for kids under 16 with new laws requiring platforms to verify users’ ages through ID or facial recognition Will it protects kids who r struggling with resilience What r the enforcement challenges. SG monitoring legislation w view to implementation

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Every Halloween I battle my kids over how much garbage candy I can toss & replace w Lindt 60% chocolate Now I find out I’ve been poisoning them w lead & cadmium, toxic metals that wreak havoc on health How r parents supposed to trust anything when even ‘premium’ chocolate isn’t safe to eat?

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Heartbreaking story of infant death linked to baby sling highlight the urgent need for stricter industry safety standards Parents trust these products with their babies’ lives Critical failure from manufacturers Parents deserve safer products. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8y2zzggxko

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

OnlyFans, porn, and the fall in teen condom use. www.bbc.com/news/article... @mrjamesob.bsky.social

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

I wish my son would take a (Vogue-worthy) page from Magnus Carlsen’s fashion playbook. All he ever wears are nylon sports shorts, socks, and sliders. 999 — fashion police please!

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

NaturalFamilyPlanning on the increase. Notable decline in condom use among teens despite being one of the most effective methods for preventing pregnancies & STDs What’s to blame: period-tracking apps, rubbish sex education, porno #NaturalFamilyPlanning #ReproductiveHealth #ContraceptionConversation

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Facing a public relations checkmate, the International Chess Federation surrendered and allowed world champ Magnus Carlsen to wear jeans at the World Blitz Championship in New York City.

submitted 69 days ago • 7 comments

www.instagram.com/reel/DCPHbJd... When men can’t handle successful women, they shrink. Women, on the other hand, celebrate successful men without losing their values or integrity.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

English smacking ban being considered by government www.bbc.com/news/article... “England considering a smacking ban—because maybe, just maybe, teaching kids with kindness works better than teaching them with fear. Thoughts?”

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Parents warned over child use of skincare products www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

www.instagram.com/reel/DA84G8N... Femininomenon — women pushing and empowering themselves. What’s the long term impact of leaving men behind - will they get into bed with right wing politicians?

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Kids' poor math and reading skills are posing a risk to how well Europe's future workforce can power its economy, a new report says.

submitted 80 days ago • 6 comments

Yes, of course it’s ok to hate your kids. My pernicious teenage son needs a metaphorical bitch slap to stop him punching down and baiting conversation designed to upset and anger— Merry Xmas to you too! Now, where’s the wine?

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Word of the day. Or week. Or next four years.

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