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Is 'Sesame Street' toy made in a Chinese sweatshop?
The National Labor Committee, a New York-based foreign-labor watchdog, released a report Monday claiming that some 600 workers — many of them teens — put in 15-hour days for weeks at a time making "Sesame Street" toys. It said the Kai Da factory in Shenzhen, China, paid the workers less than half the legal minimum wage. The National Labor Committee, a New York-based foreign-labor watchdog, released a report Monday claiming that some 600 workers — many ... more
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Is nine too young for sex education?
Parents in Britain could be sent sex advice packs when their children reach the age of nine, under a controversial new drive to cut teenage pregnancies being considered by the Government. The booklets would tell parents how to teach their children about sex, relationships and contraception. The proposal is part of plans to curb what is the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in western Europe. Another suggestion is to make lessons about sex and relationships compulsory in schools.
I think it's hard to pinpoint a 'correct' age to start discussing sex with children. I think it really depends on the child. I know some kids who would greatly benefit from a chat on the birds and the bees when they're nine, and some other kids who really weren't ready for it when they were 15. So I think sending round the advice to parents so they have the option is a good idea. Ensuring that they'll actually share it with their child is another matter. Parents in Britain could be sent sex advice packs when their children reach the age of nine, under a controversial new drive to cut te... more -
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