Parenting news: archive
David Miliband shows human side as he talks about fatherhood
The Times (London), 12 June 2010
David Miliband talks about the agonies of IVF treatment and the joys of adoption today as he speaks candidly for the first time about fatherhood and life beyond politics.
How Labour blew the children’s inheritance
The Times, 11 June 2010
Profligate spending, central targets and a thicket of bureaucracy — to achieve what? By Jill Kirby.
Frank Field, the ‘poverty czar’, wants to help improve parenting
The Times, 11 June 2010
Parents, and crucially parents-to-be, want to know how to do it well, he believed, which prompted him to start work on the parenting guide.
Confused, guilty? You must be a young mother
The Times, 10 June 2010
Believe the findings that suit you and disregard those that don’t. That’s my advice – which you are free to ignore. By Antonia Senior.
The Coalition: our programme for government (Families and children)
HM government, 10 June 2010
The Government believes that strong and stable families of all kinds are the bedrock of a strong and stable society. That is why we need to make our society more family friendly, and to take action to protect children from excessive commercialisation and premature sexualisation.
Mothers in the workplace: call this choice?
Guardian, 8 June 2010
I gave up my career to look after my kids, but I'm angry that it's almost always women who do so. By Jessica Smith.
Head Start
The Times, 7 June 2010
Labour conducted an experiment in policy for the earliest years of life. Its poor performance reflects confused objectives and the difficulty of the problem. Times leading article.
Should this be the last generation?
New York Times, 6 June 2010
By Peter Singer.
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'.
Schools, Sure Start and 16–19 protected in Government savings
Department for Education, 24 May 2010
Government today announced schools, Sure Start and 16-19 education spending will be protected in 2010-11 - with £670 million of in-year savings to help tackle the £156 billion deficit.
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.
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