Parenting news: archive
Fat pregnant mums and birth complications — study decoding
Junkfood Science, 11 March 2009
By Sandy Szwarc.
They f*** you up, your kids
spiked, 11 March 2009
The furore over Julie Myerson’s book about her drug-using son marks a downward spiral from childhood misery memoirs to misery mum-oir. By Mick Hume.
Toxic human exports
Guardian, 9 March 2009
We must make it harder for child sex offenders to travel abroad – and parliament now has an opportunity to do so. By Christine Beddoe and Hugh Davies.
Why are we fingerprinting children?
Guardian, 7 March 2009
Schools claim it cuts costs and time – but the civil liberties implications are vast. By Yvonne Singh.
Sure Start evaluation: better parenting and more use of support reported
Community Care, 4 March 2009
Sure Start appears to be finally delivering for children and families, with evidence of several benefits associated with living in a Sure Start area, in the latest national evaluation published today.
Who’s the IVF daddy? Anyone you care to name
Sunday Times, 1 March 2009
New laws will mean single women undergoing fertility treatment will be able to name anyone as their child's second parent.
Mothers face crackdown on epidural births
Sunday Times, 1 March 2009
Hospitals plan to stop women having epidural painkillers during childbirth in order to promote ‘normal’ delivery.
Cameron: ‘Ivan gave us so much’
Sunday Times, 1 March 2009
David Cameron has spoken movingly of the family heartbreak caused by the death of his "wonderfully special" son Ivan.
Author attacks Labour for eroding civil liberties
Sunday Times, 1 March 2009
Philip Pullman accused ministers of creating a surveilliance society based on "institutional paranoia and furtive hatred".
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