Parenting news: archive
Suffolk defends safeguarding policy after mums flee abroad
Children & Young People Now, 23 March 2010
The head of safeguarding at Suffolk County Council has launched a staunch defence of its child protection procedures following two high-profile cases where pregnant women fled to Spain.
Is motherhood a form of oppression?
The Times, 22 March 2010
Thanks to breastfeeding, organic purees and eco nappies, the baby has become a tyrant, says a bestselling book in France by the French philosopher Elisabeth Badinter.
New guidance issued on using vetting and barring scheme
Children & Young People Now, 19 March 2010
The government has published new guidance to assist employers and voluntary groups in using the controversial vetting and barring scheme from July.
Dr Maggie Atkinson apologises to James Bulger’s mother
The Times, 17 March 2010
The Children’s Commissioner has apologised to the mother of James Bulger after telling The Times that his killers should not have been tried in an adult court .
It takes more than Play-Doh to plug a deficit
The Times, 16 March 2010
Sticking it to middle-class mums is the easy option for cash-strapped politicians, but it won’t balance the books. By Rachel Sylvester.
Even Bulger killers were just children, says Maggie Atkinson, Children’s Commissioner
The Times, 13 March 2010
By Alice Thomson and Rachel Sylvester.
From green warriors to eco-quarrellers
The Times (London), 17 February 2010
Green issues are causing more family rows than ever. Some people take this planet-saving stuff rather seriously. By Anna Shepard.
Children ‘copy parents’ drinking’
BBC News Online, 16 February 2010
Parents underestimate the influence their own drinking habits have on their children's attitude to alcohol, government research suggests.
Rescuing adult authority in the twenty-first century
spiked, 15 February 2010
Parental determinism – the idea that parenting skills shape the future – makes Stalin’s economic determinism seem almost subtle by comparison. By Frank Furedi.
Tories under attack over teen pregnancy blunder
The Times (London), 15 February 2010
Charities condemn party for use of statistics in 'broken Britain' campaign after problem overstated by factor of ten.
Grandparents who care for children ‘boost obesity risk’
BBC News Online, 15 February 2010
Young children who are regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, an extensive British study has suggested.
Children of poor already a year behind by five
The Times (London), 15 February 2010
Report highlights the importance of activities such as bedtime stories and taking children to museums and libraries.
The green strings tying women to the home
Sunday Times, 14 February 2010
By India Knight.
The middle classes can learn a lot from teenage parents
Observer, 14 February 2010
So now we're being told that instead of being a disaster parenthood can improve young women's lives. I couldn't agree more. By Olivia Fane.
The great infertility myth – by Britain’s favourite baby-maker
The Times (London), 13 February 2010
Just what is it about Robert Winston that makes grown women worship him? Something to do with thousands of IVF triumphs and the belief that he’s very much on their side. He talks to Stefanie Marsh about sex, babies and fertility scare stories.
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