Parenting news: archive
Sara Payne starts work as Victims’ Champion
The Times (London), 31 January 2009
In the eight years since her daughter Sarah was abducted and murdered by a paedophile, Sara Payne has become a familiar figure in British public life as the scourge of complacent politicians.
Total stupidity makes British patience snap
The Times (London), 31 January 2009
We should be angry that the skilled oilmen of Lindsey now find themselves flotsam and jetsam on the economic tide. By Janice Turner.
Apostrophe wars
The Times (London), 30 January 2009
Birmingham to remove punctuation to standardise road signs.
The parent’s dilemma over pre-teen mobiles
The Times (London), 29 January 2009
A new mobile phone will apparently ease the minds of concerned parents but it is yet another must-have for primary school pupils.
‘No alcohol’ urged for under-15s
BBC News, 29 January 2009
Children aged under 15 should never be given alcohol, even in small quantities, England's chief medical officer is set to say.
Storm rages over siblings’ forced adoption by gay men
Daily Mail, 29 January 2009
The mother of two children who are being adopted by gay men even though their grandparents want to care for them wept yesterday as she told of her final meeting with her son and daughter.
Danger online: Perils of revealing every intimate moment
The Times (London), 28 January 2009
Anything goes on the web. We find out why we share personal details online and explain our obsession with social networking. By Carol Midgley and James Harkin.
Letters
Guardian, 28 January 2009
Good mother, not big brother
The Times (London), 28 January 2009
A central bank of information will help vulnerable children, not harm secure ones. By Alice Miles.
Social Attitudes survey shows Britain to be a caring society
The Times (London), 28 January 2009
To judge by a survey on social attitudes, people in this decade are more thoughtful and considerate than anyone might have guessed.
Alarm over security of children’s database
The Times, 27 January 2009
Parents, security experts and opposition parties have voiced alarm that 400,000 people are to be given access to a new national database containing details of all 11 million children living in England.
Alarm over security of children’s database
The Times (London), 27 January 2009
Parents, security experts and opposition parties have voiced alarm that 400,000 people are to be given access to a new national database containing details of all 11 million children living in England.
Innocent victims of CRB blunders receive just £223 compensation
Daily Telegraph, 26 January 2009
Innocent victims of blunders by the Criminal Records Bureau, such as those wrongly branded criminals, receive just £223 compensation on average, figures show.
ContactPoint launches after months of delays
Children & Young People Now, 26 January 2009
After months of delays, the government has today launched the first implementation phase of the children's database, ContactPoint.
Prenatal DNA test for babies of affairs
Sunday Times, 25 January 2009
Paternity tests are being carried out by DNA laboratories on unborn children while they are still in the womb.
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