Parenting news: archive
Gone, Baby, Gone: who’s fit to be a parent?
spiked, 12 June 2008
With echoes of recent high-profile child abductions, Ben Affleck’s crime drama poses a very modern moral dilemma. By Rob Lyons.
Emphasis on emotions is creating ‘can’t do’ students
The Times (London), 12 June 2008
Schools and universities are producing a generation of “can't do” students, who are encouraged to talk about their emotions at the expense of exploring ideas or acquiring knowledge, academics claimed yesterday.
Film buffs at seven
The Times (London), 11 June 2008
New club proves children want much more than just blockbusters.
Cameron deftly bypasses the hard politics of the family
The Guardian, 10 June 2008
His words are without substance, yet Labour's inability to breathe human warmth into its policies allows him to take credit. By Polly Toynbee.
‘No excuses’ on school results
BBC News, 10 June 2008
Almost one in five secondary schools in England have been given a "no excuses" warning to improve their GCSE exam results or face closure.
The role of grandparents in raising children
The Times (London), 10 June 2008
Grandma and grandad play a key role in the raising of children, a survey has shown.
What price your independence?
The Times (London), 10 June 2008
Adult children don’t need a mortgage to leave home, argues Mick Hume.
The role of grandparents in raising children
The Times (London), 10 June 2008
Grandma and grandad play a key role in the raising of children, a survey has shown.
Why you shouldn’t over-protect your kids
Times (London), 9 June 2008
Lenore Skenazy let her son travel alone on the New York subway and was branded 'America's worst mom'. Here she explains why.
UK society ‘demonising’ children
BBC News, 9 June 2008
British children are being "demonised" by a society that is locking too many of them up, according to watchdogs.
Japan’s ‘monster’ parents take centre stage
The Times (London), 7 June 2008
Across Japan teachers are reporting an astonishing change in the character of parents, who, after decades of respectful silence, have become a super-aggressive army of complainers.
The Kindergarchy
The Weekly Standard, 6 June 2008
In America we are currently living in a Kindergarchy, under rule by children. By Joseph Epstein.
Guide to subversive parenting
spiked, 5 June 2008
Rule 12: A government ‘action plan’ won’t stop teen drinking. By Jennie Bristow.
Brown’s new knife policy attacked as a ‘gimmick’
The Times (London), 5 June 2008
Former Youth Justice Board chief says decision to prosecute more youngsters for carrying knives is 'gesture politics'.
A government u-turn we should welcome
spiked, 5 June 2008
It was a mad idea to make businesses that employ under-16 paperboys or interns submit to vetting - thank God it’s been scrapped. By Josie Appleton.
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