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Recession Worries Affecting Kids As Well
Despite all the talk about the economy doing better, for many families times are still very difficult. And parents and school counsellors are reporting that it’s really taking its toll on kids. For many adolescents, worries about their family’s financial situation along with fears about other things they feel no control over, like global warmin...
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Talking To Kids About The Recession
What are the three most common mistakes parents make when talking to their kids about the recession? Expert: Jamie Woolf, Author of Mom-in-Chief: How Wisdom from the Workplace Can Save Your Family From Chaos. 1. Underestimating your child's emotional intelligence "I think it's crazy when parents say, 'Oh, everything's fine, there's nothi...
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Babble Wrap: High-risk To Get Free Flu Shots
Free flu shots will be offered to pregnant women, Aborigines and the chronically ill as the federal government sweats on the production of 21million doses of vaccine for the swine flu sweeping the nation. The Australian Swine Flu Baby Death An unborn child has become the first swine flu-related death in North Queensland - and the young mother i...
Insight
Daddy Got Laid Off
It's been about a month and a half now, but I haven't told my boys, six and three, that daddy was laid off. I would have thought they would have picked it up from my stubbled face, crappy demeanor and daily dress of mismatched and stained warm-ups and T-shirts. Then again, my boys can be holding a fat stack of Pokemon cards in their hands and be s...
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They Say: Hard Times, More Pregnancies
The economy has caused its share of hardships for sure. It's time throw accidental pregnancies onto the pile. A new survey of more than 1,000 women that was commissioned by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found the recession has forced many women to give up prescription birth control due to expense or loss of health insur...
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Babble Wrap: Rudd’s Mortgage Lifeline
Rudd's Mortgage Lifeline Kevin Rudd will ease the pain of households hit by the global financial crisis by allowing people with mortgages of up to $500,000 to legally request changes to the terms of their credit contract. The Australian Swine Flu: The World Must Work Together Against This Threat It is said that a lie can be halfway around the...
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Recession Forcing Parents To Spend More Time With Their Kids
If I had all the money in the world, my kids might spend their days at karate and drama, gymnastics and guitar lessons, swim instruction and art class. I don't, alas, have all the money in the world, so my kids get one class each: Declan does gymnastics and Ronan starts soccer tomorrow. The rest of their days are therefore spent with me, not with...
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Babble Wrap: Rudd Says Australian Recession ‘Inevitable’
Rudd Says Australian Recession 'Inevitable' Prime Minister Kevin Rudd conceded for the first time Monday that Australia was heading for a recession, saying it was inevitable in the current global downturn. AFP Marriage Drama For Heartbroken Jana Rawlinson Athletics queen Jana Rawlinson's life is in turmoil after the reigning world champion spl...
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Babble Wrap: Families Spend Stimilus Payments At Retail Stores
Families Spend Stimilus Payments At Retail Stores Struggling families are shaking off the recession blues to splurge millions of dollars in stimulus payments on clothing, cheap TVs and barbecues. Daily Telegraph Australian Babies Larger Than Ever Australian babies are becoming increasingly big bundles of joy, and health experts warn it's not...
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