Family First NZ is concerned that the government may be turning a ‘blind eye’ to polygamous marriages in New Zealand when assessing entitlements to welfare support. The issue has come to light with a recent serious domestic violence case where the offender is legally married to the victim, with whomContinue Reading
Sound-meaning similarities found across thousands of languages https://t.co/2bW7we9Cei — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) February 19, 2017 “These sound symbolic patterns show up again and again across the world, independent of the geographical dispersal of humans and independent of language lineage,” said Morten H. Christiansen, professor of psychology and director of Cornell’s CognitiveContinue Reading
From ‘SEDITION, A FREE PRESS, AND PERSONAL RULE May 7, 1918’ by President Theodore Roosevelt #NotTheEnemy pic.twitter.com/9NMeBSV1xC — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 18, 2017Continue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/89512073/four-men-arrested-on-charges-of-possessing-images-of-child-sexual-abuse Customs investigations manager Maurice O’Brien said combatting child exploitation was a “high priority” for the agency. “Whether it’s someone carrying child sexual abuse images and videos across the border or offending by uploading, downloading or sharing such material over the virtual border, Customs is committed to catching them. “CustomsContinue Reading
What Depression Actually Is, Because It’s More Than ‘Just Being Sad’ Depression is becoming addicted to anything that gives you purpose. Whether it’s being a perfectionist in academics or becoming a workaholic. It’s becoming the most involved in a group or organization because you need something to look forward to. It’sContinue Reading
How to talk to kids about sexual abuse, and how you can help prevent it https://t.co/4YQdfQ0sc3 — Andrew J.S. Willis (@ajswillis) February 18, 2017 Model an environment of calmness, openness and safety to ask questions. “Throughout childhood and teen years, parents modeling calm, support and openness, rather than confrontational questioning,Continue Reading
Two psychological factors explain why education predicts decreased belief in conspiracy theories https://t.co/A2X2XrjEA3 — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) February 17, 2017Continue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/89359350/carolyn-henwood-time-has-come-for-new-zealanders-to-clearly-state-how-children-should-be-treated More than half of the people we spoke with said they were sexually abused. A number of girls had to accept that sex with the foster father was part of the deal, otherwise they’d be moved on. Boys were often given to farmers as free labour. Nothing was theirs,Continue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11800329 Forty-one sexual assault and harassment complaints were lodged in the NZ Defence Force, including one for sexual violation or rape last year. This was up 15 on the previous year and the highest figure in 10 years of data released to the Herald under the Official Information Act. ItContinue Reading
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/nyu-eac021517.php Emotions are not innately programmed into our brains, but, in fact, are cognitive states resulting from the gathering of information, New York University Professor Joseph LeDoux and Richard Brown, a professor at the City University of New York, conclude in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of theContinue Reading
