Parenting news: archive
Advice for parents on children’s drinking
The Times (London), 2 June 2008
Chief Medical Officer to provide guidance to parents as part of a package of measures to address teenage drinking.
Boris Johnson blamed for Tube party violence
The Times (London), 2 June 2008
Union leaders say Mayor's 'half-baked' drinking ban responsible for assaults on staff during mass booze-up on Tube.
Tougher register after Jersey abuse case
The Times (London), 2 June 2008
A far-reaching sex offenders register much wider in scope than that in England and Wales is to be set up on the island.
Care home workers go unchecked
The Times (London), 2 June 2008
Thousands of migrants are working with vulnerable elderly people in care homes without undergoing full criminal record checks.
Before you damn us all, Mrs Climbié, I’ve a few questions too
Sunday Times, 1 June 2008
By Rod Liddle.
Government responds to second ISA consultation.
Criminal Records Bureau, 30 May 2008
The Government today published its formal response to the recent consultation on the Independent Safeguarding Authority scheme for vetting and barring those who work with children or vulnerable adults.
The wrong handle on knife crime
The Times (London), 30 May 2008
In London fear leads to panic, which leads to the false belief that we need 'protection'. By Mick Hume.
Families struggle to afford formal childcare
The Times (London), 30 May 2008
Government study finds that Gordon Brown's childcare strategy has failed, with families relying on family and friends.
Emo kids are under attack. Are they scapegoats or sinenrs?
The Times (London), 30 May 2008
Woman freezes eggs for daughter, 10
The Times (London), 28 May 2008
Child left infertile by genetic condition must decide whether to conceive a test-tube baby before she turns 18.
Failings ‘put divorce children at risk of abuse’
The Times (London), 28 May 2008
A backlog of cases is leaving children vulnerable, particularly in family breakdowns involving domestic violence and abuse.
Striving for maturity without pain
The Times (London), 28 May 2008
The service set up to represent the voice of children in the courts has long been a target for attack from aggrieved parents.
Children ‘just want talent to be on TV’
The Times (London), 28 May 2008
Children think that being talented refers only to the skills of X-Factor contestants or footballers, a survey suggests.
I feel betrayed by Britain, says Victoria Climbie’s mother
The Times (London), 28 May 2008
Berthe Climbie, whose 8-year-old daughter was tortured and starved, says UK has failed to learn lessons from tragedy.
Schools to be graded on university admissions
The Times (London), 27 May 2008
Proposals being put to an influential body set up by PM are deemed 'unfair to low-ranking schools' by teachers' union.
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