Parenting news: archive
How will Cameron fare?
BBC News Online, 24 August 2010
The Camerons were on holiday in Cornwall when Samantha gave birth It may be Mr Cameron's fourth time as a father but it's his first time as prime minister and all eyes will be on him to see how he fares - not least because of his party's political focus on parenting. By Michelle Roberts.
What Could Happen to Your Kid in the Car While You Pay For Gas?
Free Range Kids, 24 August 2010
Many people have gotten to the point where they really BELIEVE the worst case scenario is very likely to happen in the very next minute to their very child. By Lenore Skenazy.
Sorry Gisele, breast is not always best
Guardian, 12 August 2010
Not all mothers feel that breastfeeding 'is the most natural thing in the world'. Women must be allowed to make their own choices. By Lara Williams.
Parenting isn’t a bunch of skills that can be taught
spiked, 10 August 2010
Frank Field’s proposal to have a GCSE in parenting would denigrate both what it means to be a parent and the purpose of education. By Frank Furedi.
The biggest crisis facing Britain? Too many parents don’t have a clue how to raise children
Daily Mail, 10 August 2010
By Frank Field.
Cutting ContactPoint is the easy part
spiked, 9 August 2010
Of course the dismantling of the ‘database state’ should be welcomed, but it’s naive to believe that a new era of freedom will automatically follow. By Tim Black.
Breastfeeding should be ‘the law’, says supermodel
BBC News, 3 August 2010
Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen says that all mothers should be made to breastfeed their babies for the first six months of their lives.
Summer camp plan for every teenager
The Times (London), 22 July 2010
Hundreds of thousands of 16-year-olds are to be sent on summer camps at a cost to the taxpayer of up to £1,400 a head under an ambitious national citizen service to be launched by David Cameron today.
Swedish-style free schools may increase social divide - study
Guardian, 21 July 2010
Ed Balls fears plan will create 'form of social apartheid' and undermine local authorities.
How free should children roam?
Sunday Times, 11 July 2010
Relaxed or just plain lax? Free-range children may seem the perfect way to parent but it can meet with huge criticism. By Margarette Driscoll.
The baby blues that won’t go away
The Times (London), 10 July 2010
Americans are calling it ‘parental dissatisfaction’. But mums and dads are being told to stop their whinging and be thankful. By Viv Groskop.
Stay-at-home mothers: ‘We don’t care about having it all’
The Times (London), 10 July 2010
They’re young, smart, educated – and all they want is to stay at home and have babies. Meet the women for whom caring matters more than a career. By Sarah Harris.
Shoesmith speaks out over treatment in media
Children & Young People Now, 7 July 2010
Sharon Shoesmith, former director of children's services at Haringey Council, has spoken out for the first time to denounce the way she was demonised in the media following the death of Baby Peter.
Funding for Change4Life campaign to be cut
Children & Young People Now, 7 July 2010
The government has announced plans to withdraw funding from Change4Life, the national campaign to tackle obesity among children and families.
Free our streets from the fretting of the nanny state
London Evening Standard, 6 July 2010
A couple are reprimanded for letting their children cycle to school alone: their common sense should prevail. By Simon Jenkins.
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