Parenting news: archive
Relations at school in the email age
Guardian, 26 September 2009
Letters.
Women told to stop childminding arrangement
The Times (London), 26 September 2009
Ofsted has said that, according to legislation, caring for another person’s child “for reward” is classed as childminding.
Adults ‘must register with Ofsted’ to look after children
Daily Telegraph, 25 September 2009
Adults who look after friends’ children on a regular basis are being forced to register with Ofsted under new legislation.
Why everything you thought you knew about being a good parent is WRONG
Daily Mail, 25 September 2009
Lavish your offspring with praise? Let Dad share the childcare? Teach them not to be bullies? It will all backfire, claims new research...
What waist size triggers a council swoop?
The Times (London), 24 September 2009
Overeating is no excuse for breaking up a family. By Magnus Linklater.
Dinner lady case ‘bully’ is school governor’s son
The Times (London), 24 September 2009
Parents are demanding the headmistress’s resignation at a school that sacked a member of staff for reporting bullying.
Catholic church has 50 allegations of abuse in one year… but only half are investigated
Daily Mail, 23 September 2009
Blurred boundaries for teachers
The Guardian, 23 September 2009
Following the jailing this week of Helen Goddard, the teacher who had a sexual relationship with a pupil, Jon Henley looks at how texting, emailing and social networking sites are radically changing the teacher-pupil relationship.
The dinner lady was right
The Times (London), 23 September 2009
The guidelines that led to her removal are ridiculous. By Alice Thomson.
Dinner lady sacked for telling parents of attack
The Times (London), 23 September 2009
Carol Hill saw Chloe David, 7, tied up and whipped with a skipping rope by pupils but school did not tell girl's parents.
Suicide mother bullies ‘still causing menace’
The Times (London), 23 September 2009
Problem family who terrorised mother and daughter later found dead in a burning car are unreformed, inquest hears.
Online debate: How responsible are we for other people’s children?
The Times Alpha Mummy, 22 September 2009
Alpha Mummy will be hosting an online debate on Wednesday 23 September at 1pm, with with Jennie Bristow, author of Standing Up to Supernanny; Jan Macvarish of the University of Kent; and Jennifer Howze, lead blogger on Alpha Mummy. Join in!
Music teacher jailed for lesbian affair with pupil
The Times (London), 22 September 2009
Helen Goddard jailed for 15 months after admitting relationship but will be allowed to continue seeing teenager.
Motherhood is a feminist issue
The Times (London), 22 September 2009
Why are older mothers stiil taboo? Cultural historian Shere Hite says it’s just sexism — but others say there is sound reason. By Vivienne Parry.
Do parents push their children too hard?
Sunday Times, 20 September 2009
More and more parents are succumbing to the craze for costly private tutors. Pushy parenting at its worst?
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