Sexuality

Monday, July 19, 2010

Child trafficking bill finally becomes law

It is now the law in Canada that anyone convicted of trafficking children must be sent to prison for no less than five years. The legislation mandating this new minimum sentence, Bill C-268, received Royal Assent on June 29 after passing in the Senate 12 days earlier.

Manitoba Conservative MP Joy Smith, who first introduced the private member’s bill in January 2009, credits its passage to widespread support from Canadians, including many people of faith, who provided the public pressure needed in order to make this happen.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Pediatricians reject teens' same-sex attraction as "normal"

Sexuality

The American College of Pediatricians (ACP) is cautioning “well-intentioned but misinformed” high school teachers and staff across the US against being too quick to affirm students who say they are attracted to people of the same sex.

“Adolescents experience confusion about many things, including sexual orientation and gender identity, and they are particularly vulnerable to environmental influences,” the Florida-based ACP wrote in a letter to every school superintendent in the country.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Teens who use drugs are more sexually active

Sexuality

New Canadian research suggests that teenagers aged 14 to 19 who take drugs, get drunk or smoke are significantly more likely to be sexually active than other teens.

Using data from Statistics Canada, the study by the Ottawa-based Institute of Marriage and Family Canada found that pot-smoking girls were 60 per cent more likely to be sexually active, compared to 49 per cent of pot-smoking boys. It calculated from the data that 39.9 per cent of teens on average are sexually active – 41.6 per cent of girls and 38.1 per cent of boys.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Commons passes child trafficking bill

Sexuality

Note: Due to the subject matter, some of the links in the article may not be suitable for children.

A proposed law that would send people convicted of trafficking in children under 18 to prison for no less than five years seems likely now to become law. On September 30, MPs voted 239-46 to approve private member’s bill C-268 on third and final reading.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Teens’ Sexual Choices – Do Parents Matter?

Sexuality

Written by Peter Jon Mitchell, a researcher at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

“Remember, sex is about having a good time – be safe and enjoy.” So says Sexpress: the Toronto Teen Survey Report that received national media attention in June. The report’s authors enshrine this advice in the survey’s Youth Bill of Sexual Health Rights. They say teens want and need to learn about sexual pleasure. Similarly in the UK, the National Health Service in Sheffield made international headlines in July with a pamphlet for teens called Pleasure, in which they recommend teens seek sexual fulfilment twice a week as a measure of good health. The question is whether sex can be made safe, and if so, what does this advice assume about teens?

More Articles...

«
Start
Prev
1
2
3
Next
End
»

Page 1 of 3

Christian Influence in Society

What does the Bible say about becoming involved with politics? Is there a reason why Christians should vote or care about an election?

HEARD AROUND

“Sarah Coyne, professor of family life at Brigham Young University, co-authored a recent study on media aggression and found that out of 120 hours of programming, an average of 52 acts of hostility (physical and verbal) are broadcast per hour on reality TV. Non-reality programming contained only 33 such incidents per hour. Coyne concludes, ‘[Programming is] producing this culture of being mean to each other,’ Coyne said. ‘We're setting up our culture to being overreactive.’ (The study was published in June's Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.)”

[Pluggedin.com 7/6/10; USAtoday.com 6/29/10]

Listing of Pregnancy Care Centres

Pregnancy centres provide loving counselling, practical assistance and a variety of resources to pregnant women. For more information about these services available across Canada, please click here.

Most read articles

What percentage of Canadian children from divorced families will see one of their parents divorce a second time?

	Almost 50 percent
	Almost 25 percent
	Almost 10 percent

Previous Poll Question Answer

In answer to our previous survey question, the number of Canadian children living in poverty is one in 10.

Todaysfamilynews.ca is a service of Focus on the Family (Canada) Association.
It is intended as a general, practical reference and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical, mental health or legal advice.

Your are currently browsing this site with Internet Explorer 6 (IE6).

Your current web browser must be updated to version 7 of Internet Explorer (IE7) to take advantage of all of template's capabilities.

Why should I upgrade to Internet Explorer 7? Microsoft has redesigned Internet Explorer from the ground up, with better security, new capabilities, and a whole new interface. Many changes resulted from the feedback of millions of users who tested prerelease versions of the new browser. The most compelling reason to upgrade is the improved security. The Internet of today is not the Internet of five years ago. There are dangers that simply didn't exist back in 2001, when Internet Explorer 6 was released to the world. Internet Explorer 7 makes surfing the web fundamentally safer by offering greater protection against viruses, spyware, and other online risks.

Get free downloads for Internet Explorer 7, including recommended updates as they become available. To download Internet Explorer 7 in the language of your choice, please visit the Internet Explorer 7 worldwide page.