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• When Spanking Is Outlawed, Only Outlaws (American and Somali) Will Spank!

  Last week I wrote about the death of an Indian schoolgirl due to corporal punishment, which got me reading about corporal punishment rules worldwide, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty that has been signed by 193 of the world's countries -- that's every member of the United Nations save two. Guess who hasn't signed it yet? The United States -- along with that bastion of human rights, Somalia. Read More... Posted Apr 20 2009, 11:31 AM by Kate Tuttle with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: no child left behind, spanking, pro-spanking, corporal punishment, child welfare, united nations, John Rosemond, children's rights, parents' rights, united nations convention on the rights of the child, somalia, UNCRC, Moonies, Washington Times

• Siblings Sharing Rooms Doesn't Suck

  I wrote about this topic here once before, but running across this John Rosemond essay on sibling room-sharing just when this is maybe-sort-of going to be an issue again in my house makes it compelling fodder for exploration. And where better to explore such a topic than right here with you folks? So here's the deal: while earlier we talked about opposite-sex siblings sharing a room in largely urban homes where space is a premium, today I want to talk about any siblings sharing a room, regardless of sex, and the theory that doing so teaches kids to get along and have a better relationship with one another. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2007, 01:28 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, siblings, room-sharing, John Rosemond