Parenting news: archive
Third of children lose touch as parents split
The Times (London), 16 November 2009
Adversarial divorce system prevents adults acting in best interests of their children and overwhelms the courts, study finds.
Australia apologises to abused British migrant children
The Times (London), 16 November 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says sorry to the thousands of British migrant children who were abused in institutions.
BBC ban on Enid Blyton
The Times (London), 16 November 2009
The corporation regarded the children's author as a 'second-rater'.
Health and safety snoops to enter family homes
The Sunday Times, 15 November 2009
Health and safety inspectors are to be given unprecedented access to family homes to ensure that parents are protecting their children from household accidents.
Worship of children has gone too far
The Times (London), 14 November 2009
Since when did raising a child elevate you to a state of grace with big benefits attached? By Janice Turner.
Kids with kids: how teen mums are a relic of the 1960s
TES, 13 November 2009
Research argues that continuing demonisation of young mothers reveals outdated attitudes.
Thousands of job seekers wrongly branded as criminals…
Daily Mail, 11 November 2009
because they have same names as offenders.
What makes the perfect mum?
The Times (London), 10 November 2009
A Demos report has moved the goalposts for mothers again, reporting that tough love is the best. But children disagree. By Helen Rumbelow.
Have you got permission to read this?
The Times (London), 9 November 2009
Permits and licences are the enemy of freedom. By Tim Worstall.
The fight to keep childcare vouchers grows
The Times Alpha Mummy, 9 November 2009
The most popular petition on the Downing Street website right now is the one protesting the scrapping of the Employer Support Childcare scheme, aka childcare vouchers.
Child protection racket
Sunday Times, 8 November 2009
Plans to vet people working with children face a growing backlash.
Fight for a good school is making criminals of parents
Sunday Times, 8 November 2009
By India Knight.
Bad parents kills prospects of working class
Sunday Times, 8 November 2009
The stagnation in social mobility is caused by bad parenting in working-class families, according to a new study.
Women MPs revolt over childcare cash
Sunday Times, 8 November 2009
Gordon Brown is facing a revolt from Labour women over plans to axe childcare tax break that benefits the middle classes.
Report dismays breastmilk lobby
BBC News Online, 8 November 2009
Breastfeeding activists say they are "dismayed" by a draft report for the food watchdog that finds few major problems with follow-on milk adverts.
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