For those of you fathers out there who are lucky enough to have young daughters, know that the inevitable will come. At some point your sweet little nine-year-old girl will want to start dating boys, Noel Ocol writes in his debut column, Like Father, Like Daughters.
Are schools doing the right thing by banning hugging? The Globe and Mail recently reported that many schools in the United States and Britain have begun to ban all public displays of affection between students or they have imposed a three-second rule for hugging. Their fear is that this kind of affection will lead to make- outs, sex and lack of focus in school. That leaves the question “why don’t schools ban make-outs and sex instead of friendly hugging?”
The debate over whether or not to include sexual education in the public school curriculum (and at what age or grade level) is one that continues to rage. While some parents feel that informing kids about sex and sexuality will only prompt them to start experimenting before they’re ready (or before they fully understand the [...]
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