Parenting news: archive
A showtrial of children for being naughty
spiked, 25 May 2010
The conviction of two boys for attempted rape is not only a travesty of justice – it also exposes society’s screwed-up attitude towards childhood.
Dumbbell attack: Peter Harvey warns stressed teachers are ‘ticking time bombs’
Daily Telegraph, 25 May 2010
A stressed teacher who attacked a pupil with a dumbbell has warned that many of his colleagues are like 'ticking time bombs'.
Girl, eight, says she lied about rape by boys
The Times (London), 13 May 2010
Child admitted she had lied to her mother because she had been 'naughty' and was worried she would not get any sweets.
‘For trusting my daughter, I was treated as a criminal’
spiked, 13 May 2010
What’s the punishment for leaving your kids in a shopping mall for one hour? For one mum, it was probation, parenting classes, and shame. By Nancy McDermott.
Gordon Brown says farewell to his ‘second most important job’
Daily Telegraph, 12 May 2010
Gordon Brown left Downing Street for the final time, his voice cracking with emotion as he resigned the premiership and declared: 'Thank you and goodbye'.
Six months old and he can tell good from evil
The Sunday Times , 9 May 2010
Scientists have discovered that babies can start to make moral judgments by the age of six months and may be born with the ability to tell good from bad hard-wired into their brains.
Children’s popularity directly linked to their size, study finds
The Times (London), 4 May 2010
Overweight children as young as 5 are shunned and vilified by their peers, a study has found.
Faminist Theory
The New York Observer, 4 May 2010
The feminist battleground, with its slogans, marches, and campaigns for reproductive rights, has given way to the playground and the fight for lactation rights, stroller rights, school-system rights, unpasteurized milk rights, charter schools, birthing techniques, nutritional value of bagged lunches and water quality. It is not so much about the Fem as it is about the Fam. By Irina Aleksander.
I’m not surprised if Allison Pearson can’t cope
The Times (London), 30 April 2010
The Daily Mail’s star columnist seemed to have it all until she resigned this week revealing that she was depressed. By Sarah Vine.
Oldham schools to tackle segregation
The Times, 17 April 2010
The former mill town is forming integrated academies to tackle the ‘shocking’ problem of division between its communities.
New government to face Sats boycott after teacher vote
The Times, 17 April 2010
Head teachers face legal action after voting to boycott national tests for a quarter of a million 11-year-olds, the Government warned last night.
The single mother’s manifesto
The Times, 14 April 2010
David Cameron says the ‘nasty party’ that castigated people like me has changed. I’m not buying it. By J.K. Rowling.
Nursery schools asked to provide substantial snacks for growing children
The Times, 14 April 2010
Toddlers are being fed too much fruit and insufficient carbohydrate to maintain their energy levels, according to a survey of English nursery schools.
Pupil input in school management abused, say NASUWT
The Times, 3 April 2010
A teacher failed to get a job after a pupil labelled him a "Humpty Dumpty" in his interview, according to a report criticising the amount of influence given to students in running schools.
Stop meddling and show some horse sense
The Times, 25 March 2010
Whether it’s smoking at home or my riding club, they always pick the wrong targets. By Melanie Reid.
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