Parenting news: archive
17 February 2010
The great myth of me-time
Exhausted mothers’ quest for time out is a symptom of our exacting parenting culture. We need to get the balance back into family life. By Jennie Bristow.
3 February 2010
‘We’re afraid of our kids, and we’re afraid for them’
Anthony Horowitz, author of the bestselling teenage spy novels, talks to Jennie Bristow about vetting and the poisoning of adult-child relations.
11 January 2010
It’s not true that children never lie
A provocative new book argues that a combination of suspicion towards adults and officialdom’s belief that children always tell the truth is creating a minefield of abuse accusations in schools. By Jennie Bristow
16 November 2009
There’s more to human character than sharing toys
... and you can't measure a child's moral development by the age of five.
2 November 2009
Don’t Touch! The educational story of a panic
By Heather Piper and Ian Stronach. (Routledge 2008). Review by Jennie Bristow, published in Power and Education, Volume 1, Number 2, 2009
25 October 2009
Why we need a Parents’ Liberation Movement
Everybody these days seems to know best about how to raise children - apart from parents.
6 October 2009
Call me a bad parent, I’ll still let my kids eat cake
Whatever is behind the claims that children of working mums are unhealthy and that sweets turn kids into violent thugs, it's not science. By Jennie Bristow.
25 September 2009
Standing up to Supernanny
Jennie Bristow’s new book examines how contemporary parenting culture and its backlash have set parents apart from their children, apart from non-parents and even fellow-parents. Review by Ann Furedi.
22 September 2009
There’s more to parenthood than egg production
Treating all women as mothers-to-be, who must conform to certain health and behaviour norms, turns us into little more than farmyard hens. By Jennie Bristow.
13 August 2009
This vetting scheme makes strangers of us all
For generations, parents invited other adults to help raise and care for their kids. Now those relationships are being corroded in the name of 'child protection'. By Jennie Bristow.
3 August 2009
Speak out against the national vetting scheme
The government's convoluted justifications for registering people with the Independent Safeguarding Authority represent an insult to all adults who want to engage with children. By Jennie Bristow.
26 June 2009
Bad mother, good book
Ayelet Waldman’s memoir about her various ‘maternal crimes’ is sometimes eye-wateringly detailed, solipsistic and infuriating – but it is also far more enlightening than the reams of mummy lit written over the past 10 years. By Jennie Bristow.
15 June 2009
Hands off home education!
The UK plan to clamp down on home-schooling, partly to ensure children aren’t being abused, is a serious assault on parental autonomy. By Jennie Bristow.
27 May 2009
Your child’s Body Mass Index is nobody’s business but yours
As part of its fatwa against fat the government is measuring every schoolkid's height and weight. It’s a waste of time – and bad for children. By Jennie Bristow.
28 April 2009
Can the government ever be Mum or Dad?
Forget about the nanny state. In some cases the state wants to actually become a parent. But even when it comes to the needs of children in care, this isn't necessarily a good idea. By Jennie Bristow.
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