parenting culture
So I say chin-chin to all you tiresome moralisers
Sunday Times, 20 September 2009
How marvellous to go through life eating and drinking and being raffish, and to die gently during a postprandial snooze. By India Knight.
Children under five “shouldn’t touch animals at petting farms”
The Times Alpha Mummy, 20 September 2009
If you take from parents the option of driving, through sluicing downpour, to a family-friendly farm, for a few hours of cheer in a cafe, and a bit of hot rabbit-fondling action in an out-building, you run the risk of driving us all onto funny pills and gin. By Caitlin Moran.
Intensive parenting
Society Today, 15 September 2009
In 21st century Britain parenting has become disassociated from childrearing. By Frank Furedi.
Parents tag along with gap-year adventurers
The Times (London), 12 September 2009
More young people are failing to find freedom on gap years as 'helicopter parents' follow them to warmer climes.
Stay at home mum: the most stressful job you can have?
Alpha Mummy, 9 September 2009
The most stressed-out workforce in Britain are stay-at-home parents, according to a study.
Do children make us happier?
The Times (London), 6 August 2009
Discussion on The Times Comment Central.
Single and running out of time to have children
The Times (London), 6 August 2009
One woman has spent seven years exploring all the options for single women who want to be mothers. By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt.
The joys of being an older parent
The Times (London), 23 July 2009
With all his friends looking forward to comfortable retirement, why would any man choose to embark on late fatherhood? By Richard Parkes.
Why we can forget the naughty step
The Times (London), 11 July 2009
We’ve lost the art of relaxing around our children. Joanna Simmons explains why a newspaper and a coffee are essential tools of parenting.
Hi mum, I’m home (again)
Sunday Times, 5 July 2009
Grown-up children are increasingly returning to live with their parents. Does it bring domestic bliss or family strife?
Will we fight our genetic urges? Slim chance
The Times (London), 2 July 2009
Humanity is hardwired to eat too much and produce too many babies. We must fight our biology if we are to survive. By Helen Rumbelow.
Jodi Picoult and the Anxious Parent
New York Times, 17 June 2009
In the novels of Jodi Picoult, terrible things happen to children of middle-class parentage: they become terminally ill, or are maimed, gunned down, killed in accidents, molested, abducted, bullied, traumatized, stirred to violence. The assault on any individual family is typically mounted from angles multiple and unforeseen. By Ginia Bellafante.
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