Parenting news: archive
Protest as Facebook removes breastfeeding photos
The Times (London), 31 December 2008
A mass online protest movement is gathering pace after Facebook banned some breastfeeding photos from the social network site.
The paedophile vicar of Beguildy
The Sunday Times, 28 December 2008
A Welsh hamlet gave up its darkest secret when its priest was jailed for owning the most sickening collection of child pornography. Why did villagers fail to spot the warning signs?
Christmas culture wars
spiked, 22 December 2008
Concern that Christmas is anything from too religious to too commercial exposes America’s troubled soul. By Nancy McDermott.
It’s Christmas, so watch out
The Times (London), 22 December 2008
Government leaflet warns of the dangers of 'exploding gravy' and 'parents stabbing themselves' over the festive period.
If the cap fits, then obviously the local weirdo did it
The Sunday Times, 21 December 2008
By Rod Liddle.
Parenting: it’s not rocket science
spiked, 18 December 2008
Mums and dads should trust their own judgments more, and resist the tyranny of the new ‘science of parenting’. By Nancy McDermott.
No murder at the mansion
The Times (London), 16 December 2008
When a deputy police chief announced that children had been killed and buried at a Jersey home, the media were satisfied. But was it true? By Mick Hume.
This is the mother of all childcare fallacies
The Sunday Times, 14 December 2008
Unicef claims that placing children in nurseries can damage them, but an expert questions the evidence. By Penelope Leach.
Agony aunts to counsel ministers on family problems
The Times (London), 12 December 2008
An anguish of agony aunts – that is the collective noun they have chosen for themselves – has been summoned to advise ministers on how to support children facing family breakdown.
Exploring the outdoor nursery school
The Times (London), 9 December 2008
Can outdoor nurseries make our children more self-reliant and less sheltered?
Editorial: Primary error
The Times (London), 9 December 2008
“Understanding” a babble of themes is no substitute for knowledge. Primary education needs more rigour, not less.
Our modern morality tale villains
The Times (London), 9 December 2008
Meddling and a class obsession is ruining the Government's most successful parenting scheme. By Rachel Sylvester.
Baby P chief is sacked without a payoff
The Times (London), 9 December 2008
Official in charge of child protection at Haringey at the time of Baby P's death dismissed from her £100,000-a-year post.
Vulnerable children ‘at risk’ after legal cuts
The Times (London), 9 December 2008
Desmond Browne, QC, the new Bar chairman, used his inaugural speech to attack cuts in legal aid fees for family cases.
£17m beacon school fails Ofsted check
The Times (London), 9 December 2008
A £17 million school that was rebuilt under a government project is thought to be the first to fail an Ofsted inspection.
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