Babble Wrap: Domestic Violence: Women Abusers On The Rise

There has been a startling increase in the number of women who are the perpetrators of domestic violence. ABC News

Hair Straighteners Blamed For Big Rise In Children Suffering Burns
A rise in the popularity of hair straighteners is partly to blame for the soaring number of children being admitted to hospital with burns, a charity says today. Times Online

The Schooling Choice We Love To Hate
It is often derided as a ‘hippie’ alternative, but for many the decision to home school a child is the right one. SMH

Schools Are Failing Us, Says Gillard
The Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has told a US audience that Australia has a “serious educational equity problem”, with too many poor students concentrated in a small group of schools that have low expectations and low rates of achievement. SMH

Does Your Child Have Nature Deficit Disorder?
A new book says that children today need to get outside more – and that, despite the perceived dangers, parents should let them play without being watched over. Telegraph

Federal Grants Got To Schools Making Surplus
Sydeny’s wealthiest private schools are being given as much as $3 million each from the Federal Government’s school building program while making annual surpluses of up to $3.6 million. The bonus is on top of the $13 million in government funding some already receive. SMH

Women, Schoolgirls Told To Cover Up, Not Dress Provocatively
Schoolgirls have been told to cover up after parading around provocatively at a school dance and a council has ordered working women to button up their shirts. Daily Telegraph

I’ll Have Children When I Like, Not When I’m Told
The Royal College of Obstetricians has advised women to have their children by the age of 35. Spare us the hectoring, says Bryony Gordon. Telegraph