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- Why Do Indian Children Keep Falling Into The Gap?
- Despite having established an ethical code three years ago amid a child labor scandal, Gap Inc's factories are still abusing children. The Observer's undercover reporters found children as young as 10 years old -- some sold by their families -- making clothes for Gap Kids in a New Delhi sweatshop. The children described long hours,...
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- Employing Minors: Know and Follow Child Labor Laws
- Child labor laws, part of the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA, seek to shield minors under the age of 18 from working at dangerous occupations, for an excessive number of hours, and at unsuitable times of day or night. Employers are subject to federal child labor laws if they are...
- White papers 2002-08-28
- How To Help Prepare Your Child For Their First Job Interview
- As a parent there are many milestones in your child's life that you look forward to. Some of them are their first step, their first word, graduations from high school and college, and getting married just to name a few. Of course there are some that you fear such as...
- White papers 2007-05-15
- Things You Need To Consider To Prepare Yourself Mentally For Starting A Business
- People say that starting your own business is difficult. Guess what? They're not kidding. Starting a business, in many ways, is a lot like having a child - and would you just have a child without thinking it through first? Before you get started, there are lots of things you...
- White papers 2006-10-31
- Keep Employees, Look After Their Children | BTalk Australia
- Research has shown that more women would return to work, or work longer hours, if they could find affordable child care for their children. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Anna McPhee the Director of Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. With well...
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- Parentonomics | BTalk Australia
- (13min 19) Economist Joshua Gans applies economic theory to the raising of children in his book "Parentonomics: An Economist Dad Looks at Parenting". In today's BTalk Australia he explains to Phil Dobbie why advertising of unhealthy food is a good thing, how sharing is part of childbirth,...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- TBWA Ad Makes Joke of Child Abuse
- An anti-child abuse ad created by TBWA in Australia makes a joke out of child abuse -- its message: "If only it was this easy to get over child abuse." The TV Spot opens as a father gives a speech at his daughter's wedding reception. The script:...
- Blog posts 2009-02-10
- The 8-Year-Old Entrepreneur
- Despite the ongoing economic recession, Tanner Leuellen has remained determined to find a job. Lisa Bloom speaks with Leuellen, who remains determined to succeed at just 8 years of age.
- Videos 2009-03-21
- Kids Talk: How to Fix the Recession
- In upstate New York, some youthful sources offer a fresh perspective on the economic crisis -- as well as some recession stories of their own.
- Videos 2009-07-08
- How Much Will It Cost To Raise A Child?
- This tool shows the total cost of raising a child, based on the beginning and ending years of age and amounts that you enter. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Managing Procrastination
- Does your child put off starting a paper until the last minute? Do you often find him up late, slaving away to finish an assignment the night before it's due? You may feel helpless watching your child endure the pangs of looming deadlines and new and challenging assignments. Unfortunately, there...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Unlocking Hidden Potential Through Mentoring
- Informal, spontaneous mentoring occurs during the natural course of events, when someone simply reaches out to give support or direction to another person. Sometimes such unplanned mentorships - those that "Just happen" - can help release incipient, unrecognized talents in troubled children and youth. Mentoring does not occur in isolation:...
- White papers 2004-08-12
- Raising a Young Entrepreneur
- For young entrepreneurs to be successful, they must have strong analytical skills and curious spirits. It is recommends that parents frequently ask their children for opinions and help in making adult decisions as a way to help them develop orderly and organized thinking skills. In addition, it suggests that parents...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- "Virtual Child" Pornography On The Internet: A "Virtual" Victim?
- The Child Pornography Prevention Act CCPA of 1996 was enacted to curb the sexual exploitation of children. Today, with the advancement in technology, the statute may encroach on first amendment rights to free speech. This is because the latest trend in that industry is ‘virtual child' pornography, which does not...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Ethics in International Business: Multinational Approaches to Child Labor
- This article focuses on corporate codes of ethics in the area of child labor as possible expressions of Strategic International Human Resource Management. It analyses whether 50 leading multinationals adopt universal ethical norms or relativist ethical norms. Child labor is not an issue where universalism prevails. Although some multinationals adhere...
- White papers 2004-01-13
- Child Labour Policy of Bangladesh: What Are We Looking for?
- This paper articulates the CPD Executive Director, Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, three main reasons for bringing the child labour discussion to the fore. Firstly, he observed that the CPD endeavours to bring forward issues which have strategic interest from the perspective of Bangladesh's development. Secondly, it is of concern because it...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Trade Liberalization, Child Labor, and Schooling: Evidence From India
- Few issues are more controversial in the contemporary globalization debate than the effects of trade liberalization on poverty and well-being in low-income countries. The question of how changes in trade policy affect child labor and schooling is particularly contentious. In this paper the relationship between changes in trade policy and...
- White papers 2005-02-24
- Develop Positive Relationships With Parents
- Parents' involvement in their child's education is a key factor in the child's scholastic success. Parental participation ranges from paying little or no attention to overt hovering. As the teacher, you must help manage the parental participation so that students are accountable for their own learning. You must develop positive...
- White papers
- Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment And Child Labor
- The skeptics of globalization argue that increased trade openness and foreign direct investment induce developing countries to keep labor costs low, for example, by letting children work. This paper argues that there are good theoretical reasons why globalization might actually have the opposite effect. This is tested with various measures...
- White papers 2004-12-21
- Export Structure, FDI And Child Labour
- The paper addresses the linkage between certain aspects of the increasing economic integration of world markets and the level of child labour. We empirically examine, first, the often-cited conventional wisdom that multinational enterprises invest in countries where the extent of child labour is relatively high and, second, the concern that...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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