Parenting news: archive
2009: A bad year for civil liberties
Guardian CiF, 31 December 2009
Sadly the government has not lost its ambition to create a highly controlled and monitored society – but it's not all bad news. By Henry Porter.
Women in the workforce: Female power
The Economist , 30 December 2009
Across the rich world more women are working than ever before. Coping with this change will be one of the great challenges of the coming decades.
Mandelson tells parents how to deal with the boomerang generation
The Times (London), 29 December 2009
He has returned to the Cabinet more times than any other minister but now Lord Mandelson is giving advice to parents on how to rid their homes of the 'boomerang' generation.
In praise of… carol singing
Guardian, 23 December 2009
Editorial.
A decade of parenting has left working mothers feeling guilty and tired
Daily Telegraph, 17 December 2009
Mothers and fathers have never felt more under fire, says Marianne Kavanagh.
This parody of the nanny state helps neither children nor adults
Guardian, 17 December 2009
A new agency is to vet one citizen in four to see if we are abusers. There is a better way to balance freedom and safety. By Timothy Garton Ash.
Boys aged 10 charged with raping eight-year-old
BBC News Online, 17 December 2009
Two 10-year-old boys have been charged with raping a girl in west London.
Lax parents ‘fuel binge drinking’
BBC News Online, 17 December 2009
England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any.
Nursery abuse children monitored
BBC News Online, 16 December 2009
Children abused by nursery paedophile Vanessa George are to be monitored for 15 years to help them deal with trauma, the BBC learns.
Badman review blasted by MPs’ inquiry
Children & Young People Now, 15 December 2009
By Lauren Higgs.
New vetting rules explained
BBC, 14 December 2009
Sir Roger Singleton, who chairs the Independent Safeguarding Authority, explains how the scheme has been changed.
Vetting scheme due to be outlined
BBC, 14 December 2009
Sir Roger Singleton, head of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, said police and employer records would be taken into account during vetting.
Jim and Justin’s review
BBC, 14 December 2009
Our home editor, Mark Easton, explained how the system will work in practice and Roger Singleton, who chairs the Independent Safeguarding Authority, outlined the safeguards built into the system.
Vetting numbers to grow above 9m
BBC, 14 December 2009
The revised rules for England, Wales and Northern Ireland launched on Monday have been intended in part to reduce the number of people who will need to be vetted by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Shifting targets for vetting plan
BBC, 14 December 2009
The chair of the new Independent Safeguarding Authority, Sir Roger Singleton, has been explaining why the rules are being changed even before they have taken effect.
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