parenting culture
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.
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
You Tube, 12 February 2010
Supernanny Jo Frost begins a new series exploring the truth behind the issues in kids' lives, while giving parents the advice they need.
It’s apt that parenting guru Gina Ford is weighing into politics
Guardian, 2 February 2010
Parenting gurus are for those who can't trust their own judgment. By Michael Hann.
Standing up to Supernanny: parents in the spotlight
Oxford Literary Festival, 1 February 2010
A discussion presented by the Institute of Ideas in association with ESRC festival of social science at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2010, Sunday 21 March 2010.
Do you praise your children too much?
The Times (London), 28 January 2010
It's not good to boost your children's confidence too much, says a new book. The authors believe that everything we think about raising our offspring is wrong. By Helen Rumbelow.
The moral is: question your motives, parents
The Times (London), 25 January 2010
Callous neglect, ‘mercy killing’ and sickness-faking — three extreme cases reveal some awkward truths about parenting. By Libby Purves.
That deep maternal urge . . . to kill your child
The Times (London), 23 January 2010
If a coma patient can be denied sustenance, why should the woman who injected her brain-damaged son be criminalised? By Janice Turner.
A decade of parenting has left working mothers feeling guilty and tired
Daily Telegraph, 17 December 2009
Mothers and fathers have never felt more under fire, says Marianne Kavanagh.
Call me a spoilsport but I’m glad my dad wasn’t a lesbian
Sunday Times, 22 November 2009
By Jeremy Clarkson.
Sadly, most people with a learning disability should not have children
Sunday Times, 22 November 2009
It is hard enough to be an adequate parent with supposedly normal intelligence. For someone of very low intelligence it is even harder. By Minette Marrin.
BBC ban on Enid Blyton
The Times (London), 16 November 2009
The corporation regarded the children's author as a 'second-rater'.
Worship of children has gone too far
The Times (London), 14 November 2009
Since when did raising a child elevate you to a state of grace with big benefits attached? By Janice Turner.
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