Parenting news: archive
Think-tank criticises ‘sat-nav’-style A levels
The Times (London), 17 June 2009
Research suggests that students are guided unthinkingly through A levels and quickly forget what they have learnt.
Three more arrested in nursery child abuse case
The Times (London), 17 June 2009
A second woman, a man and a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of making and distributing indecent images of children.
IVF blunder clinic lost another couple’s embryos
The Times (London), 17 June 2009
Couple left 'devastated' after the tube and needle transferring the embryos to the woman’s womb became disconnected.
There’s no escape from the past in this kangaroo court
Guardian, 17 June 2009
By Mark Johnson.
Social policy ‘ruining childhood’
Daily Telegraph, 17 June 2009
Childhood is being undermined by a string of "oppressive demands" from ministers disguised as social policy, experts have claimed.
Jodi Picoult and the Anxious Parent
New York Times, 17 June 2009
In the novels of Jodi Picoult, terrible things happen to children of middle-class parentage: they become terminally ill, or are maimed, gunned down, killed in accidents, molested, abducted, bullied, traumatized, stirred to violence. The assault on any individual family is typically mounted from angles multiple and unforeseen. By Ginia Bellafante.
The Virginity Movement, Rebranded
The Nation, 17 June 2009
By Jessica Valenti.
IVF mix-up couple: they killed our baby
The Times (London), 16 June 2009
'Deborah and Paul' were trying for a second child with only remaining embryo when IVF Wales clinic told them of error.
University clearing places cut by two thirds
The Times (London), 16 June 2009
Two thirds of A-level students who would normally get into university through clearing will miss out on a place this year.
Millions cut off from high-speed internet
The Times (London), 16 June 2009
Ministers have failed in their attempt to strike deals with industry giants to bring the whole of Britain into the digital age.
We’ve never had it so good. Why then are we so downhearted?
The Times (London), 16 June 2009
In our affluent age, family, church and dusty old virtues seem redundant. But they gave us a sense of contentment we now lack. By Matthew Taylor.
Doctor calls for embryo tagging
The Times (London), 15 June 2009
Expert says electronic tags for eggs and sperm should be mandatory in fertility clinics to reduce the risk of IVF mix-ups.
Social services deny dying mother’s wish
The Times (London), 15 June 2009
A woman whose children are fostered has been told that her contact with them will be reduced because her health is failing.
Nursery, nanny or nothing? Just don’t cut costs - or corners - with childcare
The Times, 12 June 2009
By Sarah Vine.
Nursery, nanny or nothing? Just don’t cut costs - or corners - with childcare
The Times (London), 12 June 2009
By Sarah Vine.
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