Parenting news: archive
Moderate drinking when pregnant ‘does no harm’
The Times (London), 31 October 2008
Study of 12,000 children finds that women who drink occasionally during pregnancy may even benefit their unborn baby.
Battered at home and then by the State
The Times (London), 31 October 2008
Women who manage to escape domestic violence then find themselves under suspicion. By Camilla Cavendish.
Parents to be fingerprinted by nursery schools
Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2008
Up to 50 nurseries and playgroups have already signed up for the new security measures, thought to be the first time parents have been targetted in this way.
State schools wins discrimination charges case
The Times (London), 29 October 2008
Oversubscribed state school wins landmark High Court case which overturns ruling it discriminated against poor children.
The rights of unmarried couples
The Times (London), 29 October 2008
Letter to The Times (London) from Baroness Deech.
UK couples ‘choosing baby gender’
BBC News, 29 October 2008
Many British couples are choosing the sex of their babies at clinics abroad, which often offer the procedure illegally, the BBC has learned.
None of us is getting any younger – so it’s time to rethink retirement
Independent, 29 October 2008
By Julia Neuberger.
‘One at a Time’: an attack on choice
spiked, 27 October 2008
The HFEA’s campaign to reduce multiple births in IVF treatment reveals its disdain for prospective parents. By Sandy Starr.
Single parents face seven-year wait
The Times (London), 27 October 2008
Thousands awaiting maintenance payments may have to hold on until 2015 before the CSA successor processes their cases.
Children ‘want adult supervision on internet’
The Times (London), 27 October 2008
Almost half of all youngsters want grown-ups to supervise them when they use the internet, a report by Ofsted indicates.
Genetic MoT will detect disease in unborn child
The Times (London), 24 October 2008
Parents will be able to screen embryos for almost any known genetic disease using 'universal test' developed by British scientists.
I may be paranoid, but they are watching us
The Times (London), 24 October 2008
The State's growing mania for gathering information is turning us into a nation of suspects and informers. By Camilla Cavendish.
Stay-at-home mums offered pensions lifeline
The Times (London), 24 October 2008
550,000 could benefit from a plan to allow those approaching retirement to make up for missed NI contributions.
Sex education ‘should be taught in primaries’
The Times (London), 23 October 2008
A Government review is expected to suggest making sex education compulsory in all schools, starting at primary level.
Ice rink plans scrapped over Catholic school’s fears it would be ‘paedophile grooming ground’
Daily Mail, 22 October 2008
Plans for a temporary Christmas ice rink next to a school have been scrapped over fears it could attract paedophiles. More than 40,000 people were expected to enjoy the attraction.
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