Parenting news: archive
From green warriors to eco-quarrellers
The Times (London), 17 February 2010
Green issues are causing more family rows than ever. Some people take this planet-saving stuff rather seriously. By Anna Shepard.
Children ‘copy parents’ drinking’
BBC News Online, 16 February 2010
Parents underestimate the influence their own drinking habits have on their children's attitude to alcohol, government research suggests.
Rescuing adult authority in the twenty-first century
spiked, 15 February 2010
Parental determinism – the idea that parenting skills shape the future – makes Stalin’s economic determinism seem almost subtle by comparison. By Frank Furedi.
Tories under attack over teen pregnancy blunder
The Times (London), 15 February 2010
Charities condemn party for use of statistics in 'broken Britain' campaign after problem overstated by factor of ten.
Grandparents who care for children ‘boost obesity risk’
BBC News Online, 15 February 2010
Young children who are regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, an extensive British study has suggested.
Children of poor already a year behind by five
The Times (London), 15 February 2010
Report highlights the importance of activities such as bedtime stories and taking children to museums and libraries.
The green strings tying women to the home
Sunday Times, 14 February 2010
By India Knight.
The middle classes can learn a lot from teenage parents
Observer, 14 February 2010
So now we're being told that instead of being a disaster parenthood can improve young women's lives. I couldn't agree more. By Olivia Fane.
The great infertility myth – by Britain’s favourite baby-maker
The Times (London), 13 February 2010
Just what is it about Robert Winston that makes grown women worship him? Something to do with thousands of IVF triumphs and the belief that he’s very much on their side. He talks to Stefanie Marsh about sex, babies and fertility scare stories.
Climate change: calling planet birth
Guardian, 13 February 2010
Family size has become the great unmentionable of the campaign for more environmentally friendly lifestyles. By Oliver Burkeman.
French philosopher says feminism under threat from ‘good motherhood’
Guardian, 12 February 2010
Ecologists, breastfeeding advocates and behavioural specialists making women 'slave to their children', says Elisabeth Badinter.
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
You Tube, 12 February 2010
Supernanny Jo Frost begins a new series exploring the truth behind the issues in kids' lives, while giving parents the advice they need.
Parents face childcare fees rise
BBC News Online, 10 February 2010
Childcare costs in England, Wales and Scotland are continuing to rise, a survey by the Daycare Trust suggests.
Teenage girls ‘live on junk food’, survey finds
The Times (London), 10 February 2010
Only 7 per cent of teenage girls eat enough fruit and vegetables and they are more likely to be obese than boys.
Gordon Brown’s care plan ‘misleads the elderly’
The Times (London), 10 February 2010
More than 70 leaders of social care throughout England warn that the Government's proposals for free home care are flawed.
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