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	Schooling and Education
What age must my child start school? Can I send her earlier if she seems ready? Policy on school-going age is under review this year. Previously, a child in a state school had to be seven or turn seven in grade one. Now, until the state comes up with new admission rules, a younger child may start grade one if the provincial education minister allows it and if he or she is considered "ready" by the school.		The effects of trauma and violence on children and adolescents. A recent report suggests childhood rape has increased by 400% in South Africa in the last decade. In all, 25% of females and 15% of males report being victimized in their childhood and adolescent years.
2009 school diary	Most teacher complaints involve sexual abuse. The South African Council of Educators has reported that most complaints lodged against teachers involve sexual abuse of students.	Thousands of schoolgirls fall pregnant. Attempts to curb teenage pregnancy at schools seem to be having little effect despite the health department doing its best to inform pupils that they should take precautions if they can't abstain from sex.

Burning Issue

Corporal Punishment

"They sent me to the spare room and then my dad brought the whip and then he hit me, hit me, hit me, hit me and after I had like, sort of like bruises, but not serious ones"...more

Deciding to Spare the Rod. Eliminating corporal punishment means more than forgoing bottom spanking. It includes a slap on the wrist, the smack on the face and any other body parts that may be struck.

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.
Bette Davis

South Africa's attitude towards Corporal Punishment			Alternatives to punishment
			9 Things To Do Instead Of Spanking
			"Some educators, aware that they many no longer beat children, resort to ear-twisting and other forms of physical hurting"...more
			Rights and duties of parents and children
			Kids say physical discipline doesn't work
	e-mail your comments on this burning issue	Coming in May: AMENDMENT OF SECTION 14 OF CHILDREN'S ACT - lowering of age from 21 to 18

Children's Health

	Childhood Dangers
The Internet is a great information tool, and can be a place where kids learn, but we must remember that when kids are online, they are in public...more	What you should know when your child is abused	Am I an Addict?
	How do we protect our children from cults, drugs & crime?	Youth Violence Prevention Programme
	Can your child find porn on the Internet?

	Parenting
		Parent Support Groups
	My Child is GAY! Now What Do I Do?	South African Marfan Syndrome Support Group
	10 steps to effective time-out When your toddler is throwing a tantrum, don’t’ lash out, take time-out. Here’s how to go about it.	Tough Love
		Epilepsy Parents Support Groups
	Coping as a single parent - Guilt about your children is another common feeling for the single parent. Are you blaming yourself for your children's behavior and feelings. Very often the children's behavior and feelings are normal at that stage of their development. Do you realize that adolescents prefer and need their friends more than their family? Try to understand where your children are at in their development.

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