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transmutationisms · 10 months

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ooooh i wanna know your thoughts on the phrase and meaning of “ipad children” 👀👀👀

unfortunately i think the meaning here is p clear. "ipad children" refers to the imagined cohort of children and teenagers who were, or are being, 'raised by ipads', ie, whom the speaker believes are not being parented 'properly' or 'enough' and have been 'trained' or allowed to 'over'-use internet-enabled devices instead. these children are imagined to be neurologically and psychologically inferior to others due to their pathologically high levels of digital engagement, and are often described as impulsive, entitled, undisciplined, emotionally or intellectually 'stunted', hyperactive, or simply ill-mannered. again, these traits are supposed to be the neurological and psychological result of exposure to too much digital technology at too young an age.

i've said before that certain tech panics use the language of degeneration theory and the logic of eugenics. this idea of "ipad children" as a neurobiologically inferior population is a particularly disturbing example of this trend to me. again, the fear here is that technology (internet access) is doing irreparable, biological damage to childrens' brains; that they will grow up 'undisciplined' and 'stunted' (read: disabled, stupid, and/or unfit to work). this entire framework is incredibly reactionary. treating certain children like they are biologically inferior and pathologically ill-behaved is not a new phenomenon, of course, but the "ipad children" idea reifies and intensifies such discourses. it's quite blatantly a narrative of social decline occurring via biological degeneracy, centred around a specific technology (touchscreen internet access) and imagined mode of engagement with that technology (unfettered allowance by the lazy or neglectful parent).

speaking of the parents: people who talk about "ipad children" will often claim to be criticising wealthy parents specifically, turning this into a kind of class critique of the imagined rich parent who has all the necessary resources to 'actively' parent their child, but is simply too 'lazy' or apathetic to do it, and relies on digital technology instead. however, even if we accept at face value these assertions about the intent of such discourses, it is quite clear that their consequences will fall most heavily on parents who in reality do not have the most resources and support. we see this already in the way that child welfare services will leverage accusations of neglect disproportionately against poor and immigrant parents who may need to work outside the home, and/or who may parent in ways (like via an extended family system) that western states consider inherently neglectful because unparseable by a bourgeois nuclear family model. ideas about neglectful parents also, unsurprisingly, fall most heavily on parents struggling with substance use issues, psychiatric diagnoses, disabilities, etc, whose children are then made vulnerable to traumatic separation and the infliction of violence in state facilities and foster homes. in the case of the "ipad children", it is simply not true that the only people who can afford such technology are the upper echelons, and i would hope it's clear why these might be tools that parents turn to by necessity in cases where they lack the support to have an adult continuously engaged with their children (again, ranging from circumstances like disability to working).

overall i find this entire framework to be a) a bad explanation of a social phenomenon that may or may not even exist and that, if it does, has many different and class-marked causes; and b) a deeply reactionary bio-psychological construction that is stepping closer to the territory of outright eugenics by the day. i don't need to think that all content on youtube kids is morally upstanding or edifying in order to point out that the way people are talking about the children who may watch such content is a) endangering these children and b) reifying ideas about the virtues of the nuclear family, 'intellect' as some objective biological phenomenon, and a supposed 'mental decline' and larger process of 'degeneration' that modern society and technology are feared to cause.

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thecarnivorousmuffinmeta · 9 months

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The problems I have with HP's world building and the Wizarding World as a whole can be summed up perfectly with Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans. Sounds like a appropriately whimsical treat for a secret magical society. But, they beans flavoured like bodily fluids. We know there's ear wax and vomit flavoured beans, but I bet there are... other flavours.

And the question is, why? Why do that? Why sell something to children where there's a chance they might end up eating a bean that tastes and smells exactly like human shit.

Like, obviously, Rowling wrote it as a funny bit in a children's book that I doubt she expected people to dissect and nitpick over twenty years after she wrote it. But, in-universe, it shows that wizards just lack basic common sense. it's a wonder they made it to the 21st century without going extinct.

As weird as it sounds, I actually find the wizarding world fascinating in that it makes an eerie amount of sense: it's just not what JKR nor anyone else thinks it is/what it's supposed to be.

There's a larger post to be made but to me the wizarding world reeks of an extremely isolated and inbred society, complacent in their use of a technology they no longer understand and slowly forgetting aspects of that technology including the underlying fundamentals, neighbors to very different societies they feel threatened by for all they won't admit as much, and a society that has roots in western traditions but missed out on much of the Enlightenment/Post Enlightenment British history.

So, we see a world that's like Britain but... not...

The professors are there to teach, not go provide emotional guidance or emotional intervention of any kind with the students (read anti-bullying measures). There doesn't seem to be a child welfare or any kind of welfare system in place (orphans get a stipend to attend Hogwarts, but we see no mention of a wizarding orphanage/foster care system or money allotted to those like Ron Weasley who are poor but not Muggleborn). There are two historians ever mentioned and from what we see of Hogwarts a History it is not a modern western historical approach that's covered there. Everyone's extremely closely related and there are no actual positions beyond those a) made for yourself through entrepreneurship b) the ever bloated Ministry. They have no understanding of Muggles at all and those who claim to or wish to tend to be... grossly offensive is the only word I can think of.

It's a great satirical world of a decaying society and, most important, not quite one we'd be familiar with.

But this has nothing to do with your actual question (well, it does, but it's tangential).

To get back to the damned beans, from what we see, the wizarding world loves practical jokes and slapstick humor. Given they're wizards, serious injuries seem relatively easy to repair. If you start vomiting slugs all day, there's a potion for that. If you lose your bones, there's a potion for that. Blow off your hands, there's probably a potion for that.

What that means is that physical injuries in the wizarding world tend not to really matter. Unless you're using dark curses (see Bill's torn up face in HBP), you can probably get whatever it is fixed quickly. Which means that wizards find slapstick style practical jokes very funny.

Which gets us back to the candy.

The beans aren't alone, there are also the acid pops that actually burn through your tongue, blood pops that taste like blood, chocolate frogs which will jump away from you, ice mice that do... something I forget, but point being that we see wizards get very excited about the prospect of not only magic in their candies but some element of danger/just awfulness with it.

That's the exciting gamble of the beans. Sure, you might end up with a nice flavor, you might, but then you could end up with vomit or diarrhea flavored. When the latter happens, you can make a big show to your friends, "OH NO, I GOT THE VOMIT BEAN! OH HELLS, I GOT THE VOMIT BEAN! THIS IS THE WORST! I GOT THE VOMIT BEAN!" and everyone laughs at and with you over your terrible rotten luck over getting the vomit bean while Jimmy over there got strawberry.

It's kind of like a demented version of playing one of the first few editions of Mario Party: someone's going to be fucked over, that's just how the game goes, the delightful enjoyment of it is seeing who the loser is and lording it over them when you steal all their stars they eat the vomit bean.

Basically, you're kind of right about Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean. They exist because it's funny, I just think the wizards find it funny too.

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seekers-who-are-lovers · 1 year

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One thing I love about this series is that it infuses reality. The animators scatter things and places to make it believable like Easter eggs. It also resonates the sentiments of the characters to the audience.

1) Takahashiya Mall could be Takashimaya. The red emblem is the clue. It is a luxury store that can be likened to Selfridges where only branded items are sold. I assume they went to the Nihombashi Tokyo branch. Which gives us the impression that knowing Kazuki, this was his favorite place to buy his clothes, etc. Until Anna Hanyu told him of the wonders of the discount stores.

2) I can’t believe they put “smock” in quotations. And Rei meant it was a cookie. What a Schmuck. Understandable as the two of them didn’t have any experience with it. I wonder if they wanted us to search for the etymology of the word which is women’s undergarment.

What it is and what is it really

3) The list of items a child needs in the daycare center is not absurd actually including placing the child’s name on every item. I’ve heard this from acquaintances who are kindergarten pedagogues about the reason it is important to write your child’s name on their things. The number of items that are lost or taken unintentionally is an everyday occurrence in these institutions (kigas, schools, etc.) bc often a child doesn’t care especially if the pieces of clothing are not written with the owner’s name. They also discourage the parents not to dress up their children in branded clothes. The number of complaints they get when the children come back home with dirty clothes is far too many. Good for the Japanese childcare system for having a foresight.

Also, I realised that there are a couple of types of childcare institutions in Japan that even the natives get confused. In the series Kazuki claimed that yōchien (幼稚園) and hoikuen (保育園) are the same. (“It’s the same thing with a different name.”) They were talking about hoikuen the whole time. Not sure if it was the writer’s intention. Although Kazuki got the fish difference correctly.

Hoikuen are legally defined as a child welfare institution and are subordinate to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs, MHLW for short. Their focus is on the care of children whose families cannot take care of them during the day. That's why they are also the first point of contact for families where both parents work. Hoikuen therefore have long opening hours and accept children under one year of age. If they fulfil the requirements of the Child Welfare Act, they will receive a state license.

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So-called yōchien kindergartens, on the other hand, are defined as schools under Japanese law and resemble preschools. For this reason, they are also subordinate to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT for short. Yochien only accept children from the age of three. Since they usually only offer half-day care, they are favoured by families where one parent does not work or works part-time. ( x )

Another source…

First of all, let’s define the word “daycare.” You might call it daycare or nursery school, but daycare in Japan is hoikuen (保育園) and is reserved for babies 56 days old up to 6 years old.

This is not to be confused with kindergarten (幼稚�� | yōchien), which is exclusively for kids 3 years old until they enter first grade. ( x )

4) Kazuki’s attempt to fit in on Miri’s first day at the daycare was not so far from the truth really.

Somewhere is a Louis Vuitton shopping bag

Believe it or not, Japanese mothers put a lot of effort on their choice of clothing on the day of the kindergarten interview. Kazuki had probably searched for those things and encountered the webpages where mothers gave advices on what to wear on this occasion. Take a note from this social content creator who used to work as a kindergarten teacher in Japan and is also a mum.

There is an “unofficial” dress code for these events, which is one step up from a funeral and a few notches down from an entrance ceremony. Take a look at what parents (mainly moms) should wear! ( x )

Too bad they exaggerated it on Miri’s first day. I cannot entirely blame Kazuki though. Him being an orphan who had witnessed poverty and being ostracized because of it, I guess, his opinion on how the people are treated based on their outside appearance bears unpleasant memories that he strives away from. Though it was a bit unfair to point out Rei’s social standing when K is not entirely privy to his friend’s traumatic past.

5) If the forged document below contains a bit of some facts (very important for writing fan fiction): Kazuki was born on the 16th of May, 1994. A Taurus. Miri, on the other hand, was born in 2018 November 8. They live in Naka Ward, apartment 801, 2-chōme (city district) Natsuyoshi (<<— I don’t think that really exists) Yokohama Prefecture. That is if there were some truths in it.

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berniesrevolution · 1 year

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PEOPLE’S POLICY PROJECT

Nordic societies are leaders at the technological frontier.

Through state-owned organizations, as well as the broader public sector, they disprove the belief that governments stifle innovation. Moreover, Nordic governments show how to use new technologies to solve the biggest social and environmental problems while ensuring the disruptions and gains of innovation are distributed fairly.

The Nordic experience with technology differs vastly from that of the United States.

For all its world-leading firms and universities, the US has often failed to convert its innovation into meaningful improvements in Americans’ lives. Compared to the Nordics, as well as several other countries in Europe and Asia, US economic growth per hour worked has been mediocre over the last several decades. Most of that growth has flowed to the rich, limiting the country’s ability to improve rates for life expectancy, child and maternal mortality, suicide, depression, and poverty—all metrics where the US fares poorly against its peers. Meanwhile the US has continued to struggle to use its technological might to prevent climate change, relying on a dirty grid and making inferior progress in green energy over the past 50 years.

How the Nordics and the US approach innovation raises important questions about the relationship between technology and the social good. What’s the best way for the state to boost innovation? How can it guide innovation toward socially useful purposes and away from harmful ones? How can we prevent innovation from creating a set of winners and losers that widen inequality and cause long-lasting damage to households and entire communities? And is there an inherent tension in achieving all of these goals?

The fact that the Nordics are both egalitarian and innovative is not incidental.

Sectoral bargaining and unions compress wages across the economy, which reduces inequality while also inducing more creative destruction in the economy. By raising wages for the least-paid workers, the least productive firms cannot afford them and die, while the most productive firms receive big profits from lower wages at the top.

Unproductive firms dying off due to the lack of cheap labor could be disruptive to workers employed at such firms, along with their households and communities. But this is where another element of the Nordic model helps: Robust labor market policies. The Nordics spend by far the most on unemployment insurance, job training, and job placement programs, which protect workers from permanent unemployment, and train and move workers from the least to the most productive firms. This entire process causes average wages and productivity to grow.

The Nordic welfare state, in addition to equalizing distribution of income and keeping poverty low, cushions financial hits, which encourages risk-taking and more welcoming attitudes toward technology in the worksite and society (Pew 2020, Eurobarometer 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020).

State ownership is an especially useful and underappreciated social institution in this model.

For production purposes, the state can support and guide innovation throughout the entire process to ensure innovation serves larger social missions. Compared to private actors, the state has unique powers that benefit socially useful innovation: greater tolerance for risk, more patience for rewards, and more ability to coordinate key actors and to force required systemic change. The productive benefits of state-led innovation can even be seen in the US, with DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) in particular playing a critical role in the advancement of microchips, telecommunications, and more. But the state’s role in US innovation is mostly a limited one: financing early research and development while absorbing most of the risks and allowing private firms to convert the innovation for products for the market. By avoiding ownership, the US government is only able to recapture the value it created in the innovation process via taxes. But taxes are worse at capturing value, since private profits can be hidden, moved, or otherwise escape the arm of the state.

Below, I highlight four cases of state-led Nordic innovation. Together, they bust a number of myths about state ownership and the Nordic model.

Ninety percent of the world’s traded goods travel over the seas.

Maritime travel emits 3% of total greenhouse gas, which is on pace to triple in the next three decades. Making maritime trade more productive and at the same time greener thus looks like a clear social good. At the frontier of such technologies are the governments of Finland and Norway, which are pursuing the development of autonomous electric-powered ships (electric roboships).

In Norway and Finland, government agencies have partnered with private industry to coordinate research and development of roboships. The most noteworthy partnership involves Norwegian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Yara and Kongsberg. Kongsberg’s technical expertise includes over 50 years of missile technology and 25 years of underwater autonomous navigation. Initial efforts in the 1990s included autonomously mapping the seabed to drill for oil and gas, and later to safely sweep mines. Since then they’ve worked on dozens of autonomous technology projects with partners in and outside Norway.

Kongsberg and Yara’s flagship project is the Yara Birkeland, intended to be the world’s first 100% electric autonomous container ship. In November 2021, the Yara Birkeland launched its maiden voyage in Oslo, with the following two years dedicated to testing before it is legally certified for autonomous container shipping.

Electric roboships fit the mission-oriented, innovative growth strategy of both Yara and Kongsberg. Yara is the world’s largest producer of fertilizer and recently partnered with a Swedish farmers co-op to produce the world’s first fossil-free nitrogen fertilizer. And Kongsberg’s expertise in autonomy on the sea has enabled it to become a leader in offshore wind turbine installation vessels. Kongsberg received a $40 million contract to build the first such vessels for an offshore wind farm in the United States.

The steel industry alone accounts for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions. The bulk of these emissions come from a blast furnace using coal or other fossil fuels to produce extremely high temperatures. These heat demands exceed offsite electricity delivery capacity, which is why the heavy industry sector is considered “hard to abate.” Instead of burning coal, green steel plants burn green hydrogen to produce iron, which is processed further to produce steel. It’s a highly technical, capital-intensive project of utmost importance. And three Swedish SOEs have joined together to take it on.

Swedish and Finnish SOE SSAB leads the world in producing steel with the lowest emissions, but its goal is emissions-free steel. In 2016, SSAB and the Swedish Energy Agency worked together on a prefeasibility study and launched a four-year R&D project for green steel. A year later SSAB, mining company LKAB (owned by Sweden and the largest shareholder of SSAB), and energy company Vattenfall (owned by Sweden) created the joint-venture company HYBRIT—the world’s first green mine-to-steel company.

In 2019, trials started for smelting sponge iron in electric arc furnaces. Powered by hydrogen, these furnaces are essential for green steel. A year later, HYBRIT produced the world's first fossil-free iron ore pellets. The company received its hydrogen storage permit in 2021, allowing it to build the onsite green hydrogen storage needed to power its furnaces. In that same year, HYBRIT delivered the first green steel to Volvo, and plans to scale capacity by 2026 to serve the global steel market. As of today, HYBRIT is the only project in the world producing carbon-free steel.

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 11 months

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By: Bernard Lane

Published: Jun 22, 2023

Today, Australia’s upper house of parliament, the senate, may get to vote on a proposal for an inquiry into youth gender medicine.

I don’t know if a parliamentary inquiry is the right vehicle. I am confident, however, that popular arguments against an inquiry—against any kind of inquiry—are shot through with holes.

Let’s take them one by one.

We must not politicise medicine. Youth gender medicine is already politicised. The “gender-affirming” medicalised approach is not like any other branch of medicine. It is a hybrid of identity politics and medical technology. When evidence is lacking, politics fills the gap by invoking transgender rights. This is part of a society-wide distortion of institutions and norms by emotive social justice causes. In any case, the role of the medico in the child-led gender-affirming model is limited because the distress of gender dysphoria is in effect self-diagnosed. The sacrosanct trust between health professional and patient is nonetheless invoked to argue that legislatures should not prohibit medicalised gender change for minors, nor even inquire into standards of medical safety. But that same trust is swept aside when politicians are cajoled into passing ill-defined laws against “conversion therapy”, meaning in practice that ethical alternatives to the gender-affirming treatment approach are shut down.

We should not import U.S. culture wars. Too late: the dogmatic gender-affirming way is an American export that already dominates the market in rich countries. Joe Biden’s administration is pushing this “progressive” form of medicalisation not only to unwilling Republican states, but also to diverse, not necessarily receptive cultures around the world, courtesy of U.S. diplomacy. Many Democrats are dismayed by gender ideology, just as there is fierce dissent in centre-left parties and feminist groups across the developed world. It’s European social welfare states such as Sweden, Finland and England which have started the shift away from hormonal and surgical treatments for gender distress to more mainstream mental health strategies.

In these countries, the game-changer has been systematic reviews of the evidence base for medical transition of minors. Using a method that controls for bias and allows checking by others, these reviews have shown the evidence to be very weak. Which means we cannot be confident about the outcomes, good or bad, of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. We are embarked upon an uncontrolled experiment.

Trans kids will kill themselves. It’s never put this bluntly, of course, because that would make too obvious the reckless, manipulative nature of this ploy. Instead, we’re told youth gender medicine is very sensitive, involving a very vulnerable population of young people. True, up to a point. But some in the senate predictably recycled the figure that one in two trans kids attempts suicide. That’s from a low-quality, anonymous online survey with an unrepresentative sample and no follow-up to check responses. In the same vein, parents hesitant about puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones are asked, “Do you want a live son or a dead daughter?” Gender dysphoria seems to be a free-for-all where activists can ignore standard mental health warnings about the danger of retailing a simplistic suicide narrative. How does it serve trans-identifying young people to be constantly told by clinicians and journalists that they are uniquely prone to self-harm?

Dr Ken Zucker, a leading international expert on youth gender dysphoria, believes the suicide risk of gender clinic youth is similar to that of young people seen by child and adolescent mental health teams for conditions such as depression. Which makes sense, because patients in gender clinics are often depressed as well as dysphoric. “If you are depressed,” Dr Zucker told me, “your suicidality risk is going to be elevated, but you see that in kids who are depressed but don’t have gender dysphoria. The idea that adolescents with gender dysphoria are at a higher risk of suicide per se is dogma—and I think it’s wrong.” And the gender-affirming model, with its gender fixation, does not seem well suited to the perfectly ethical exploratory therapy that might disentangle the range of mental health and neurodivergent issues affecting many of these young people.

It’s agreed that gender clinic youth need compassionate help. Mental health clinicians are used to working with suicide risk, and this doesn’t require a no-questions rule at the policy level. Quite the opposite. There is an emerging group of young people, known as detransitioners, who regret medicalised gender change—they are certainly vulnerable, often shunned by their former trans community and overlooked by health professionals. They need help. And they may be able to teach lessons about less invasive ways to deal with dysphoria and how to minimise harm to other young patients. We won’t find out unless as a society we can ask sensible questions. Is the gender-affirming approach so fragile that it cannot be scrutinised or debated?

Greg Hunt sorted this. So we were told repeatedly in the senate yesterday. In mid-2019, after my news reports in The Australian quoting clinicians and researchers seeking a national inquiry, federal health minister Greg Hunt asked the Royal Australasian College of Physicians to carry out a review of youth gender medicine. At the outset, the college sent some odd signals, releasing a statement that implied the gender-affirming treatment guideline from the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (RCH) would serve as a benchmark for inquiry, rather than as a document to be critically assessed. I did some digging and discovered that the college had previously lobbied—on one occasion with the RCH gender clinic director—for faster and easier access to the hormonal treatments it was now supposed to examine. No answer when I asked the college about a conflict of interest.

In March 2020, the college served up a four-page letter to Hunt. It followed the “very vulnerable” script, warning of “extremely high rates of depression, self-harm, attempted suicide and suicide”. No data, no citations. No description of the hormonal and surgical treatments favoured by the gender-affirming model, no consideration of any risk attending those interventions, no discussion of less invasive alternatives. The college did, however, see a clear and present danger—a national inquiry “would further harm vulnerable patients and their families through increased media and public attention.” No evidence was offered to support this claim, which reflects an identity politics dogma. Hunt fed the story to The Age in Melbourne, the home town for the RCH gender clinic, which had spearheaded the gender-affirming model in Australia. “In recognition of the risks of further harm to young people, the government does not intend to establish a national inquiry on this matter”—so reported The Age, quoting the health minister’s spokesman. I asked Hunt why an inquiry would do harm, and he sought to disown the claim, suggesting it had been added by officials without his knowledge.

It’s a state responsibility. That’s certainly what Hunt’s office told me back in 2020. The head of the federal health department, Professor Brendan Murphy, was said to be disturbed about the lack of data kept by some gender clinics in state children’s hospitals. Hunt insisted that a state-federal body of senior health officials would deliver what was needed: a new, uniform model of clinical governance across Australia and a common system for proper data collection. As far as I can tell, nothing came of this.

The experts have spoken. There is another review worth revisiting, but I heard no mention of it in the senate yesterday. In mid-2019 a psychiatrist contact and I stumbled across a stealth edit in the LGBT mental health policy of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry. The March version of that policy had explicitly endorsed the RCH gender-affirming guidelines. In August I began reporting criticism of the rigour and safety of this document, which was badged as “Australian Standards of Care”. The following month, the college’s endorsement of the RCH guideline had disappeared from the policy online, replaced with the bland advice to use “evidence-based treatment guidelines.” There was no announcement about this.

I asked the college what had happened, and they said the change had been made pending a review of the evidence supporting the guideline. Two years later, the college had fleshed out a much more nuanced policy on gender dysphoria. The endorsement of the RCH guideline was not restored (it was tactfully relegated to a footnote). The new policy highlights the “paucity” of quality evidence on the outcomes of gender-affirming hormonal drugs and surgery such as mastectomy. It says “evidence and professional opinion is divided” on whether the affirmative approach should be used with children. It reminds psychiatrists of the changes in identity and brain development that come with childhood and adolescence, and insists that judgments about the capacity of minors to consent to treatment should be clearly documented. And the policy hints at the risk of lawsuits, warning its members of the “ethical and medico-legal dilemmas” posed by these life-altering medical interventions given within a legal framework that is “rapidly changing”. This review has stood the test of time. So, too, has the cautious guide to managing youth gender dysphoria issued by the National Association of Practising Psychiatrists under its president Dr Philip Morris.

Video: The medical interventions sought via the London-based Tavistock GIDS clinic, the world’s largest youth gender clinic, are the same as those offered at children’s hospital gender clinics in Australia

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It’s an attack on the LGBTQ community. In fact, there is growing tension between mainstream LGBs, who cling to biological sex, and the extreme Queer Theory-driven trans agenda, which promotes an inner “gender identity” cut adrift from the body. For these LGBs, same-sex attraction is the real deal. But the TQs want everyone to accept that a male-bodied person who identifies as a woman can be a lesbian—a transbian with a lady penis. Another sharp divide is the medical transition of minors. Mature LGBs recall being young, gender non-conforming and uncertain of their identity. They witness the medicalisation of today’s gender non-conforming youth, and reflect on what they escaped. Some see gender medicine as a form of eugenics, because early puberty blocking followed by cross-sex hormones is a formula for sterile adults and impaired sexual pleasure in the case of males. There are well-known transsexuals who agree with the LGBs that there is an almighty backlash coming when mainstream society understands what it has not been told about youth gender clinics. Who, then, will be under attack?

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*slams these on the counter* 🖊🖊🖊 three of your finest gushes, please!

lol the way this was worded made me grin @morgynemberisagenderfluiddaddy

I'm putting this under a cut because it's ridiculously long. Seriously, anyone who actually reads all this deserves a gold star and all the cookies. 🌟 🍪

Hope you're ready for way too much information on the Abbottsford family...

Cam & Violet

Fox's parents are Violet and Campbell (a.k.a. Cam) Abbottsford.

Cam is a mechanical engineer who specializes in the design and development of medical and healthcare devices. He's a partner in his engineering firm, and is essentially his own boss. Violet is a red seal chef, and has been the head chef at the Harbourside Haven Hotel in Newcrest for several years.

Violet loves to travel. Cam isn't as thrilled about travelling as his wife is, mostly due to his anxiety, but he's fine as long as he and Violet are together, and he usually enjoys himself on their adventures. Their favourite place to go is Tartosa, as they both love warm weather, water sports and going to the beach. Violet loves Tartosan food, and Cam loves to photograph and paint Tartosan landscapes. They typically take a trip there for two weeks each year, coinciding with their wedding anniversary.

Violet and Cam have two children, fraternal twins Fox and Clancy. Fox is a registered social worker and works in the area of child welfare. Clancy is an officer with the Willow Creek Police Department.

Cam likes to joke that the gene for twins is exceptionally strong in their family. His mother and aunt, Catherine and Fae, are twins, Cam and his sister Fiona are twins, and he has two sets of twin grandchildren, Camellia & Forest and Midori & Willow. (Technically, Midori and Willow are two-thirds of a set of triplets, but they’re identical to each other).

Cam and Violet had a lot of misgivings about their son's relationship and subsequent marriage to another man. They didn't think Takahiro was an appropriate match for Fox, not only because he's a guy but also because he's from another country and English is not his first language. They were equally upset by Fox and Taka's decision to have children through what they refer to as "the alien science method".

Violet changed her mind the moment she saw Camellia, Forest and Matsu for the first time. She decided that if she wanted to have the privilege of being a grandmother, she would have to learn to set aside her prejudices. It wasn't easy for her to unlearn all the pre-conceived ideas she had about people from other countries, the morality of same-sex and mixed-race marriage, and the ethics of Sixamish reproductive technology, but now she considers her efforts more than worth it. She loves to spend time with her grandbabies and spoil them shamelessly.

Cam is still not entirely comfortable with Fox and Takahiro and their big, happy family. He can't say he doesn't love his grandkids, but he continues to struggle with his own beliefs. Although he does his best to keep his opinions to himself when he’s around the children, Taka and Fox are fully aware that he's not okay with many of their choices.

Forest is Cam's favourite. Camellia and Matsu, who are very perceptive, have already seen through Grandpa's efforts to hide his prejudices and they are not his number one fans. They don’t like spending time with him nearly as much as Forest does.

Fox and Taka won't allow Cam to be unsupervised with the kids. They prefer Violet or Clancy to be around as well. Both Violet and Clancy know why this is, but they've never discussed it with Cam as they know it'd likely cause a situation that none of them really want to deal with.

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Fox & Takahiro

Fox is a social worker, and he works for the provincial government, for the Department of Child and Family Services. His area of specialization is child welfare, and his caseload involves overseeing the wellbeing and developmental needs of kids in foster care, including ones who are being placed for adoption and those who are being re-integrated with their biological families. He's often thought about fostering, but he and Takahiro already have a full house, and it wouldn't be practical for them at the moment.

Takahiro is an early childhood educator. He currently works at a preschool, where all the students are three and four years old. His dream is to one day own and manage a daycare, but he thinks that will have to wait until his own kids are a bit older. Right now, he and Fox have their hands way too full to take on any extra responsibilities, especially something as big as that.

As a couple, Fox and Taka are a dynamic duo. They're good at balancing each other's strengths and weaknesses. Fox is a planner and organizer, and Taka is a person who gets things done. While Taka is good at seeing the big picture, Fox is extremely detail-oriented. They work well together as a team, and people who know them often joke that it's like they're thinking with the same brain. Of course that's not true; they have their disagreements, but they prefer to work out their differences in private. It's easy to appear as if they agree all the time about everything when they generally settle things between themselves before it somehow becomes public.

One of their secrets to success in their relationship is that they always put each other first. They both love their kids wholeheartedly, but no one is as important to them as each other. Despite the utter chaos of their work and home life sometimes, they make a conscious effort to have "grownup time". They still go on dates regularly, and every couple of months they try to get away overnight or sometimes even for a weekend without the kids. (The kids' favourite babysitter is Victor Okamoto-Nelson. Don't tell Aunt Clancy or Grandma Violet!)

Some of their friends don't agree with their approach, but they both think it's emotionally healthy for them to have time alone together. It allows the kids to get used to interacting with people other than their parents in a controlled, safe way in their own home, and it gives Taka and Fox the chance to rest, recharge and focus on things in their relationship that might need attention. It may be atypical, but it works for them.

As a matter of fact, there's nothing much that's typical about Fox and Takahiro's relationship. Their course was set on the day they first encountered each other, and they've been colouring outside the proverbial lines ever since.

After completing his Master’s degree in social work (child development & welfare), Fox decided to take a year to travel abroad. This was against the wishes of his extremely overprotective parents, who were convinced he’d never be able to look after himself and that something terrible would happen to him. Fox felt like he was essentially running away from home when he boarded a flight for Japan, and his parents felt the same way.

Fox struggled with being on his own in a new country, but he didn’t regret his decision to go there. He was having fun exploring and making art, and even though he was still scared and anxious sometimes, he found that he had far less anxiety while being on his own than when he lived at home.

He met Taka completely by accident; a fortunate and happy accident, as it turned out, as Taka quite literally saved his life.

One thing about Fox is that he has Type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with at the age of six. He's insulin-dependent and has to maintain a balanced meal and snack schedule, and regularly monitor his blood glucose. When he does a lot of physical activity, his blood sugar can drop quickly, so that's something he always has to be aware of... but sometimes he gets distracted and he forgets.

That's what happened to him while he was hiking on Yukimatsu. He was busy taking pictures and daydreaming about all the paintings he was going to make based on his photos, and wasn't entirely paying attention to his footing. Because his blood sugar was already low (which he also wasn't really paying attention to), he wasn't as steady on his feet as usual and he fell and seriously injured his leg. Another symptom of low blood sugar is disorientation/confusion, and he was also in shock from his injury, so he lay in the snow for quite some time and didn't have the wherewithal to figure out that he should use his phone to call for help.

Taka was up on the mountain walking his dog when he noticed Fox lying under a tree. Long story short, Taka was able to call for help. Later, Taka came to see him in the hospital and check up on how he was doing, and what started as a chance encounter on the mountain suddenly became a friendship.

If anyone were to ask Fox and Taka, they'd both say they don't really believe in love at first sight, but they do believe in attraction at first sight and they're both firm believers in destiny. That day on the mountain, both of them somehow knew they were meant to be together.

They met in November, and by spring, they were sure. Fox proposed to Taka in June, and at the beginning of August when Fox returned to Canada, Taka went with him.

They may have promised themselves to each other quickly, but they had a long engagement. Taka went to college in Canada and earned his diploma in Early Childhood Education, which took two years. After that, they returned to Japan to get married and have their honeymoon there as well.

Currently, they live in Willow Creek, but they're having their new house built in the nearby town of Newcrest, not far from Fox's parents and sister. They're hoping to move into it soon, in time for their older children to start at their new school in September.

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The Abbottsford Kids

These six beautiful kids are here thanks to the scientific miracle of Sixamish reproduction technology. From oldest to youngest, they are Camellia, Forest, Matsu, Midori, Willow and Takashi (this isn't the order they're arranged in for the picture, unfortunately).

Fox and Takahiro didn't actually plan to have six kids, but they're not complaining about it in the least. Initially, they both went through the alien reproduction procedure at the same time and assumed they'd each have one baby. In hindsight, Fox thought they really shouldn't have been shocked he had two, considering the high instance of twins in his family tree. Camellia, Forest and Matsu all have the same birthday, with the twins being only a couple of hours older than Matsu.

Later, they tried again, once more assuming that it'd be a singleton (and being very wrong about it yet again). They decided that Fox should be the one to do the procedure for a second time. Despite the doctors telling them the first time that Fox was the higher-risk candidate for the procedure, it was Taka who had all the complications. Fox breezed though it the first time, relatively speaking, so it seemed more logical for him to be the one to repeat the process.

Fox's second procedure wasn't nearly as smooth sailing as the first one. The Sixamish doctors hadn't found it out of the ordinary when both implants had turned out to be viable with the first procedure, so they weren't surprised at all when there were two viable implants with the second one as well. Things started to go off the rails a bit when the doctor performed a scan and realized that there were actually three fetuses. Monozygotic (identical) twins are fairly uncommon with the procedure, although certainly not unheard of, but what made the circumstances so rare was that the second implant had also remained viable.

The doctor recommended a fetal reduction to terminate one or more of them, because of the increased risk of complications with carrying multiples, but Fox and Taka wouldn't even consider that option. They couldn't imagine losing any of them and decided the risk was worth it. Fox was unwell to the point where he spent the last couple of months before the triplets' arrival on bed rest, the final three weeks of which were spent in the hospital. In the end, the triplets came a few weeks earlier than full-term. They were small, but they were all perfectly healthy, and everyone was beyond relieved that everything had worked out.

Birthdays in the Abbottsford household are easy to remember. Camellia, Forest and Matsu share their birthday on 23 January, right in between Fox's birthday on the 16th and Taka's on the 29th. The triplets' birthday is 9 August.

Camellia, the oldest by a couple of minutes (as she frequently reminds her twin brother Forest), is the clear leader among the siblings and the self-styled Queen of Everything. She's outgoing and fearless, and enjoys defying expectations. She loves playing all kinds of sports, camping, doing tricks on her bike, climbing trees, playing in the mud, and generally wreaking havoc. Camellia is definitely not a girly-girl, and her dads have given up trying to get her to wear anything pink or anything with lace or frills. One of her favourite things is gardening, and she has her very own little vegetable patch as well as some camellia flowers.

Forest is the polar opposite of his twin. He's shy around strangers and hesitant to try anything new, and he can be extremely clingy, particularly with Fox. His favourite things to do are reading, listening to music, learning to play piano, and making art. Forest is already showing signs of being artistically gifted, and he loves nothing better than to spend a quiet hour or two upstairs in the studio, painting with Fox.

Forest and Camellia are very close, so much so that some people think their attachment is unhealthy. Fox knows better, of course. He's extremely close with his own twin, Clancy, and the two of them shared a room up until the point when he moved out of their parents' house. He doesn't mind that Forest and Camellia insist on staying together in one room, although he and Taka would like them to have their own rooms when they get older and are working towards that once they move into their new house.

Like Fox, both Camellia and Forest have Type 1 diabetes. They were diagnosed within weeks of each other just after they turned five. Camellia is completely unfazed by the necessity of getting insulin injections every day and even wants to try doing it by herself. Sometimes Fox lets her "help" him with his own injection, which makes her feel super important and grown up. Forest, on the other hand, hates getting shots and doesn't even want to look at the needles, much less try to do it by himself. Fox constantly encourages him to get involved in his treatment (and to be more brave in general) because he doesn't want Forest to develop irrational fears of everything, like he did.

Matsu, the third child, is the social butterfly of the group. He makes friends easily and seems to know everyone. When he was little, his dads had to keep a close eye on him whenever they went out anywhere because Matsu had a tendency to run up to strangers, introduce himself and try to hug them. Matsu continues to be affectionate and loves cuddles, especially from Taka who is the undisputed hugging champion of the household.

Matsu loves all kinds of sports, but especially soccer and swimming. He's full of mischief and is up to any challenge his sister Camellia throws his way. On any given day after school, Matsu and Camellia can be found playing in the mud with their toy trucks, building tree forts, kicking the soccer ball around, or racing around the block on their bikes. Matsu's other favourite thing is cooking and baking. He loves to help in the kitchen, and thinks it's great when somebody comments on food that he's helped to prepare.

Midori is the oldest triplet, with identical sister Willow coming next. Takashi, the youngest triplet, is the baby of the family by a few minutes.

The running joke in the family is that Midori and Willow are clones. Not only do they look identical, but they're also similar in personality. They can be silly and mischievous at home or around other family members, but they tend to be more reserved around people they don't know well. They're not shy and will happily play with other kids, but they prefer to be approached first. Willow is slightly more outgoing than Midori and seems to be the leader more often, with Midori as her willing follower.

Willow and Midori have already figured out that they look exactly the same, and that many people can't tell them apart. They like to pretend to be each other just to confuse people. This works especially well on Grandpa Cam, who still can't tell them apart. It does not, however, work on their dads, and the girls are extremely confused themselves as to why Daddy and Papa always think it's so funny when they respond to each other's names.

Midori's favourite things include playing in the kiddie pool and splash pad, dancing, and being read to. Willow loves to paint, dance, and sing. Taka and Fox may not have gotten a girly-girl the first time, but they have double the opportunity with Willow and Midori, who are princesses at heart and will joyfully wear all the ribbons and frills.

Takashi is a lot like his sister Camellia in personality. He's a charmer and a huge ball of energy. If there's paint on the floor, food on the wall or any other sort of mess, it's a safe bet Takashi is responsible for it. He's constantly moving, and it's really a group effort to keep an eye on him at all times. Takashi will climb anything, crawl into any small space and generally do any wild thing that pops into his little head.

Takashi loves to run around and try to play ball with his older siblings. He's always happy when Camellia plays trucks with him, and he especially loves it when she makes up her own adventure stories to tell him. He's also very cuddly, and will happily go to anyone for attention and hugs.

Random fact about the kids - Camellia, Forest & Willow have middle names, while Matsu, Midori & Takashi don't.

#sapphire answers #the abbottsfords #meet the abbottsfords #stargazersims

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Eli says ...

For the sake of kid's self-esteem, mental and emotional development kids should be allowed using social media after the age of 15. Below the age of 15 they should be using phones that can only make phone calls and send messages via WhatsApp or Telegram.

Do you agree or disagree ? And why ?

#child welfare #parenting #social media #technology #safeguarding

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Surrogacy in Cambodia: Why it may not be favorable destination to cherish your parenthood goals?

There have been lots of talks and debates regarding the legality of surrogacy in Cambodia in the past. Still, if we talk about the current situation, the government of Cambodia had banned commercial surrogacy few years back. Moreover, this decision was made due to growing concerns over exploitation and human rights abuses.

That said, you may come across many surrogacy agency in Cambodia offering low cost surrogacy options to the international intended parents. While this may create some ethical and legal issues, we would advise you to read the following parts of the blog before reaching to a conclusion.

Is Surrogacy legal in Cambodia?

Even though talks are going around legalizing surrogacy in Cambodia, it still stands as illegal in this part of the world. Moreover, the government has provided the following reasons in the same context.

Exploitation of Women: As per the government officials, one of the primary reasons for the ban was to protect potentially vulnerable women from exploitation. These officials further stated that women acting as surrogate mother in Cambodia often come from impoverished backgrounds and might feel pressured into surrogacy due to financial difficulties.

Lack of Regulation: Prior to the ban, Cambodia had no specific laws or regulations governing surrogacy. This lack of a regulatory framework made it difficult to ensure ethical and fair treatment of all parties involved.

Besides, there were no regulations regarding gay surrogacy or single parent surrogacy in Cambodia. So, the couples or individuals didn’t have many options in the same regard.

Child Welfare Concerns: Concerns were raised about the welfare and rights of the children born through surrogacy. Moreover, issues such as citizenship, parentage, and the child's right to know their biological origins were brought into question.

International Pressure: International pressure and scrutiny also played a part in this decision. After countries like India, Nepal, and Thailand restricted commercial surrogacy, Cambodia became a go-to destination for foreign intended parents, leading to a sudden and unregulated growth in the industry.

Besides, a list of surrogacy agency in Cambodia started offering low cost surrogacy programs and plans to the intended parents across the globe.

Medical Ethics: There were concerns about the medical ethics of the surrogacy process, including the risks to the surrogate mother in Cambodia and the children born from surrogacy.

Commercialization of Surrogacy: There were concerns that surrogacy was turning into a commercial industry rather than a medical service, exploiting women's bodies for profit. The government official said that even though surrogacy cost in Cambodia was low, entities used this practice as a money minting machine.

What are your best alternative options for surrogacy in Cambodia?

According to the experts, the following countries are been recommended as the best alternative to surrogacy in Cambodia due to their legal protections for intended parents and surrogate mothers, quality healthcare systems, and the availability of professional surrogacy agencies. However, legal and societal attitudes toward surrogacy can change quickly, so it's essential to consult with a lawyer or surrogacy professional for the most accurate and current information.

Surrogacy in USA

The U.S. is one of the most popular destinations for surrogacy due to its advanced medical technology, experienced professionals, and comprehensive legal framework. Moreover, laws can vary by state, with some states having explicit laws supporting surrogacy. That said, the U.S. is also one of the few countries that allow for compensated surrogacy.

On the other hand, you may have to pay a higher amount for surrogacy in USA in comparison to Cambodia and that comes as the only downside.

Surrogacy in Canada

In Canada, altruistic surrogacy (where the surrogate mother is not paid a fee beyond her expenses) is permitted. It is known for its strong legal protections for intended parents and surrogates, and for its quality healthcare system.

Just like USA, surrogacy in Canada is also cost effective. Hence, you may have to shell out some extra amount in terms of surrogacy cost.

Surrogacy in Ukraine

In Ukraine, both altruistic and commercial surrogacy is allowed for heterosexual couples. Moreover, this country has become a popular destination due to its lower costs and clear legal framework.

Surrogacy in Georgia

Like Ukraine, Georgia allows commercial surrogacy and has clear legal protections for intended parents. However, as per the surrogacy laws of the country, surrogacy in Georgia was only available to heterosexual couples.

Surrogacy in Greece

Greece has comprehensive laws protecting all parties involved in surrogacy, and it was one of the first European countries to legalize the practice. On the other hand, both altruistic and commercial surrogacy is allowed, and as of 2014, the country opened surrogacy to foreign couples and single women.

Are there any low cost surrogacy options?

As per the best surrogacy experts, here are five countries that were often noted for their lower-cost surrogacy options. That said, please keep in mind that "low cost" is relative, and surrogacy can still be a significant expense in these countries. Additionally, legal and societal attitudes toward surrogacy can change quickly, so always consult with a lawyer or surrogacy professional for the most current and accurate information.

Ukraine: Ukraine has been a popular destination for surrogacy due to its relatively lower costs compared to countries like the United States. Besides, the country has a clear legal framework for surrogacy and allows for commercial surrogacy for heterosexual couples.

Georgia: Like Ukraine, Georgia offers lower-cost surrogacy options with clear legal protections for intended parents. As of now, surrogacy in Georgia was available to heterosexual couples.

Russia: Russia allows commercial surrogacy and has relatively lower costs than some Western countries. However, navigating the legal landscape can be complex, and professional assistance is recommended.

Kenya: Kenya has emerged as a destination for surrogacy due to lower costs. However, as of now, Kenya did not have explicit laws governing surrogacy, which can lead to legal uncertainties.

Final words

It's important to note that lower costs should not be the only factor considered when choosing a country for surrogacy. Besides, intended parents should also consider the legal protections for all parties, the quality of healthcare, the experience and reputation of surrogacy agencies, and the ethical implications of surrogacy in that country. That said, surrogacy is a complex process that involves significant emotional, financial, and legal commitments, and thorough research and professional guidance are essential.

Source: https://kenyasurrogacy.blogspot.com/2023/05/Surrogacy-in-cambodia.html

#Surrogacy in cambodia price #Surrogacy in cambodia for foreigners #Surrogacy in cambodia cost #where is surrogacy legal #Surrogacy in cambodia requirements

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I am actually so excited for the direction Logic —> Logic(s) Magazine is taking!! I say this all the time but if tech is among your interests I highly recommend the mag!

From their statement:

In January 2023, Logic will transfer leadership of the magazine to one of the founding staff members, Xiaowei Wang, and Director of We Be Imagining, J. Khadijah Abdurahman. This will mark the beginning of the first queer Black and Asian tech magazine. Black, Asian, and queer are not only descriptors of our individual identities but also mark the kind of theoretical and political approaches we hope to infuse this next chapter with. Logic(s) will retain the core commitments of the magazine’s founding while laying the groundwork to radically shift both the tech journalism genre and dominant publishing models. The Beacons issue of December 2021 was a pilot model for what this transition will look like: deeply interdisciplinary (poetry, visual art, and sci-fi on the same axis as the long-form essay); an ongoing invitation to fields traditionally outside of tech which offer a set of methods and tools to think through the social implications of digital technologies and data collection. Two core commitments of this transition are “marrying our thought to the poor” and increasing engagement with international issues—particularly an emphasis on Asia and the African continent.

“Centering the most harmed” or “focusing on the impact of vulnerable populations” dominates liberal conversations about technology and data policy. However, “marrying our thought to the poor” means a) drawing on the conceptual frameworks of impoverished Black people, marginalized folks, and jobless people as opposed to delimiting them as a site of harm for outsiders to examine and b) an emphasis on commissioning stories about the public sector adoption of automated decision-making systems like Medicaid eligibility determination, coordinated housing entry, child welfare, UNHCR biometrics, and refugee mobile money payments. These areas continue to be under-attended to, despite the scale of their impact and their role as a site of experimentation before being generalized to the rest of the population. Relatedly, international coverage of tech continues to be limited to stories about social media platforms recognizing an insufficient number of languages or heads of state using internet blackouts to suppress dissent—stories that lack a more capacious situating of technologies in their sociopolitical context.

#i do think beacons was one of their best issues and i #i trust Khadijah and xiaowei to curate some really excellent content im looking forward to the more international scope!

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Exploring Excellence in Education: Bal Bharati School Manesar

In the heart of Manesar, a town known for its vibrant industrial base and burgeoning residential communities, lies Bal Bharati School, an institution that has carved a niche for itself as one of the best schools in the region. This article delves into the various facets that make Bal Bharati School a preferred choice for parents and students alike, highlighting its educational philosophy, infrastructure, academic and extracurricular offerings, and its commitment to fostering holistic development.

Educational Philosophy Bal Bharati School Manesar operates under the aegis of the Child Education Society, which has a long-standing reputation in the field of education. The school’s philosophy is deeply rooted in the belief that every child is unique and deserves an education that caters to their individual strengths and weaknesses. It aims to provide a nurturing environment that encourages students to develop both intellectually and emotionally, promoting a culture of lifelong learning and responsible citizenship.

The curriculum at Bal Bharati School is designed to be dynamic and inclusive, incorporating both traditional and modern educational practices. It emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and the application of knowledge to real-world situations. This approach not only prepares students academically but also equips them with the skills necessary to navigate the challenges of the modern world.

Infrastructure and Facilities The infrastructure of Bal Bharati School Manesar is thoughtfully designed to support its educational philosophy. The campus boasts state-of-the-art facilities that cater to the academic, sporting, and artistic needs of the students. Classrooms are spacious and well-equipped with modern technology to enhance the learning experience. Science laboratories, computer labs, and a well-stocked library ensure that students have access to a wide range of resources.

Sports and physical education are an integral part of the curriculum at Bal Bharati School. The school has excellent sports facilities, including a swimming pool, basketball courts, cricket fields, and more. These facilities help in promoting physical fitness and instill a spirit of healthy competition and teamwork among students.

Academic Excellence Bal Bharati School Manesar has consistently demonstrated academic excellence with its students achieving high ranks in board examinations and various competitive exams. The faculty at Bal Bharati is a blend of experienced and young educators who bring with them innovative teaching methods that are both engaging and effective. Regular training and workshops ensure that the faculty remains updated with the latest educational trends and techniques.

The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum, offering a broad range of subjects that cater to the diverse interests and aptitudes of students. From science and mathematics to arts and humanities, the curriculum is designed to provide a balanced educational experience.

Extracurricular Activities Understanding that education extends beyond academics, Bal Bharati School Manesar offers a plethora of extracurricular activities. These activities are designed to promote the artistic, cultural, and sporting talents of students. Music, dance, theater, visual arts, and various clubs and societies ensure that students have the opportunity to explore and develop their interests. Such programs also facilitate the development of leadership skills, teamwork, and self-confidence.

The school also emphasizes social responsibility and community service, encouraging students to participate in various outreach programs. These activities not only contribute to the personal growth of students but also help them develop empathy and a sense of commitment to the welfare of the community.

Parental Involvement Bal Bharati School Manesar strongly believes in the role of parents in the educational journey of their children. The school fosters an open and collaborative environment where parents are encouraged to participate in school activities and decision-making processes. Regular parent-teacher meetings, workshops, and seminars are held to ensure that parents are well-informed about their children’s progress and the school’s policies.

Conclusion Bal Bharati School Manesar stands out not only for its academic excellence but also for its commitment to nurturing well-rounded individuals who are capable of contributing positively to society. With a focus on holistic development, a robust curriculum, and a conducive learning environment, it is no wonder that the school is considered one of the best in Manesar. For parents looking for a comprehensive educational experience for their children, Bal Bharati School Manesar offers an ideal blend of tradition and innovation, making it a beacon of learning in the region.

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The Vital Role of Corporate Donations in Saving Children's Lives

In a world where children face numerous challenges ranging from malnutrition and lack of access to healthcare to the impacts of natural disasters and conflicts, corporate donations to nonprofits and NGOs emerge as a beacon of hope. These contributions play a vital role in safeguarding the well-being and future of these children globally. We will talk about the importance of corporate donations in saving children's lives, highlighting their impact on critical areas such as healthcare, cancer and heart disease in children, nutrition, emergency response, advocacy, and sustainable development.

One of the most prevalent issues affecting children worldwide is malnutrition, which contributes to a significant number of deaths and long-term health problems. Another condition is cogneital heart defects, one of the leading birth defects. The NGO working for congenital heart disease need corporate donations to support the treatment of children who cannot afford the same. Corporate donations support nutrition programs that provide essential food, supplements, and education to prevent and treat malnutrition in children. By addressing the causes of hunger and poor nutrition, corporations play a crucial role in ensuring that children have the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential.

In addition to this, corporate donations empower nonprofit organizations to advocate for policy changes and investments that benefit children's health and welfare. NGOs can advocate for legislative reforms, increased funding for child-focused programs, and the adoption of best practices in areas such as education, healthcare, and child protection. Through strategic efforts and corporations, nonprofits can create changes that improve the lives of children and families in the long term.

Furthermore, corporate donations to non-profits play a crucial role in building sustainable solutions to the root causes of child poverty, inequality, and vulnerability. By investing in community development projects, education initiatives, and economic empowerment programs, corporations contribute to creating opportunities for children to break the cycle of poverty and build brighter futures.

Moreover, corporate donations have the potential to bring about a broader societal change by promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ethical business practices. When corporations prioritize philanthropy and community engagement, they set a positive example for their peers and stakeholders, encouraging others to follow. By aligning business goals with social impact objectives, corporations can create shared value for both the shareholders and society at large. Through initiatives such as employee volunteer programs, cause-related marketing campaigns, and sustainable business practices, corporations can foster a culture of giving back and contribute to building more equitable and inclusive societies where every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Many corporations have specialized knowledge and resources that can be leveraged to develop and implement innovative solutions to pressing challenges. Whether it's using technology for telemedicine initiatives in remote areas, providing logistical support for humanitarian aid delivery, or sharing best practices management, corporate partners bring valuable skills and capabilities to the table. By fostering collaboration between the private sector and nonprofit organizations, corporate donations enable the co-creation of solutions that are scalable, sustainable, and tailored to the unique needs of children and communities.

Despite the significant impact of corporate donations, challenges remain in ensuring that resources are effectively deployed to address the most pressing needs of children around the world. It is essential for corporations to engage in strategic partnerships with reputable nonprofit organizations and NGOs that have the expertise and capacity to deliver results.

In conclusion, corporate donations are indispensable in saving children's lives and improving their well-being. By investing in healthcare, nutrition, emergency response, advocacy, and sustainable development, corporations play a vital role in addressing the complex challenges facing children globally. Corporates can invest in NGOs working for education, environment sustainability or in organizations working on the ground such as an NGO working for congenital heart disease to bring impact on the ground. Through strategic partnerships and targeted investments, corporations can make a huge difference in the lives of millions of children, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential. Corporate Donation remains a powerful force for positive change, offering hope and opportunity to the most vulnerable among us.

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