Parenting news: archive
Freedom Bill: good news and bad news
spiked, 14 February 2011
The Lib-Cons’ overhaul of the vetting of adults who work with children doesn’t go nearly far enough. By Josie Appleton.
Half of boys failing at school by five
Daily Telegraph, 11 February 2011
More than half of all five-year-old boys in England are already failing to make sufficient progress at school, according to official figures.
Child worker checks to be reduced, say ministers
BBC News Online, 11 February 2011
Millions of people in England and Wales who work or volunteer with children and vulnerable adults will no longer need criminal record checks, ministers say.
All Iain Duncan Smith’s rot about marriage disguises a tired old taboo
Guardian, 10 February 2011
The guff Duncan Smith talks about commitment shows what really drives him: painting cohabiting couples as an aberration. By Zoe Williams.
For years, mothers who don’t want to breast feed have been demonised.
Daily Mail, 10 February 2011
But startling new evidence may be about to vindicate them.
Anti-paedophile vetting scheme to be scaled back
Daily Telegraph, 5 February 2011
An anti-paedophile vetting scheme that would have involved nine million adults will be ripped up next week in a major reworking of how background checks are conducted, The Daily Telegraph discloses.
Make child protection ‘less tick-box’
BBC News Online, 1 February 2011
Child protection should be less about red tape, targets and form-filling and more about looking after the child, an official report says.
Who’s afraid of the ‘tiger mother’?
spiked, 28 January 2011
All the non-stop commentary on Amy Chua's new book overlooks one important fact: determined ‘tiger mums’ are a response to the fact that society itself no longer pushes children to succeed. By Nancy McDermott.
No Duty of Care for Criminal Record Checks
Lexisweb, 25 January 2011
The Court of Appeal recently held a defendant chief constable had not assumed a duty of care in respect of the claimant when collating information for the purposes of a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure.
Parenting skills campaign needed to catch problems early, says report
Guardian, 19 January 2011
Family life influences achievement more than material circumstances or quality of schools, Graham Allen argues.
Nick Clegg outlines plans for new parental leave rules
BBC News Online, 17 January 2011
The Deputy Prime Minister has outlined plans to press ahead in April with changes to allow couples to share maternity leave.
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
New York Times, 8 January 2011
Can a regimen of no playdates, no TV, no computer games and hours of music practice create happy kids? And what happens when they fight back? By Amy Chua.
My generation squandered our golden opportunity
Guardian, 28 December 2010
Those of us who grew up in the 60s had the world at our feet but, despite the 'victory of the west', we've achieved nothing. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft.
Gloucester Cathedral flower arranger who said no to vetting is forced to resign
Daily Mail, 7 December 2010
Annabel Hayter is an unlikely rebel. She’s 64 years old and for more than 40 of those has helped out with arranging flowers in church.
Breast is best? Let mothers decide
spiked, 6 December 2010
Why aren’t people angrier about the Lib-Con government’s desire to nudge new mums towards ‘good behaviour’? By Ellie Lee.
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