Parenting news: archive
Getting in Early: Primary Schools and Early Intervention
Centre for Social Justice, 30 November 2008
This paper continues the joint work between Iain Duncan Smith (CSJ Chairman) and Graham Allen (Labour MP for Nottingham North) promoting cross-party consensus on early intervention. This paper focuses on primary schools and the need to intervene as early as possible in order to break the circle of disadvantage in a child’s life.
Mothers need me-time, too
Daily Telegraph, 29 November 2008
Give us a break... Marianne Kavanagh on the guilt that stops women going off for a well-earned rest.
Parents ‘swamped by advice’
Daily Telegraph, 28 November 2008
Deciding to become a parent is one of the biggest decisions human beings take. By Vicky Tuck
Middle-class parents send their children to academies
Daily Telegraph, 27 November 2008
More middle-class parents are sending their children to academies as the school's performance improves, a Government audit has shown.
Children being let down by parents who don’t take time to help with homework
Daily Telegraph, 27 November 2008
Children are being let down by low-income parents who do not take the time to help with their homework, the schools minister has said.
Fears of ‘rash’ Baby P reaction
BBC News, 26 November 2008
A "knee-jerk" policy response to the Baby P case could harm children in the long-run, local authorities in England and Wales are warning.
Review to examine daughter rapes
BBC News, 26 November 2008
An independent review is to investigate the contact agencies had with the victims of a man who raped his two daughters over a period of years.
Generation Smug: today’s little darlings or tomorrow’s little monsters?
The Times (London), 25 November 2008
Baby boomers are raising a smug generation by praising their children too much, a new report claims. But Sarah Vine argues that for the first time we may have a well-adjusted, secure offspring.
Clegg: Speech to Daycare Trust
Liberal Democrats, 25 November 2008
Too few men are working in childcare because of the stigma attached to men working with young children, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will say today.
Down’s Syndrome numbers don’t add up
Reuters, 24 November 2008
Are more women choosing to have a Down’s Syndrome baby despite learning from a prenatal scan they are carrying a child with the condition? Research data published in response by the National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register (NDSCR) in London suggests otherwise.
Sex education: why the British should go Dutch
The Times (London), 24 November 2008
Britain's Schools Minister plans to introduce sex lessons for five-year-olds. They already have them in the Netherlands. Is that why they also have the lowest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe? By Alice Thomson.
Babywearers of the world, unite!
spiked, 24 November 2008
Why did moms who carry their babies in slings or wraps react so badly to a less-than-reverential ad? By Nancy McDermott.
The ghost of the ‘refrigerator mother’
spiked, 24 November 2008
Dr Michael Fitzpatrick, author of Defeating Autism: A Damaging Delusion, challenges the quackery and religiosity of the ‘crusade against autism’.
Down’s births increase in a caring Britain
The Times (London), 24 November 2008
More babies are being born with Down’s syndrome as parents appear to be more willing to bring up children with the condition.
Father Arrested And Locked Up For Smacking Runaway Son
babblebaby australia, 19 November 2008
I can't help but feel for British dad Mark Frearson, who was arrested and taken to a police cell for questioning after a witness saw him smack his 7-year-old on the leg last week while shopping. By Amber Robinson.
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