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. Read on...
Parenting news
From green warriors to eco-quarrellers
The Times (London), 17 February 2010
Green issues are causing more family rows than ever. Some people take this planet-saving stuff rather seriously. By Anna Shepard.
Children ‘copy parents’ drinking’
BBC News Online, 16 February 2010
Parents underestimate the influence their own drinking habits have on their children's attitude to alcohol, government research suggests.
Featured articles
Rescuing adult authority in the twenty-first century
spiked, 15 February 2010
Parental determinism – the idea that parenting skills shape the future – makes Stalin’s economic determinism seem almost subtle by comparison. By Frank Furedi.
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.
I’m here to say: it’s OK to not enjoy your baby
Alpha Mummy, 22 January 2010
Postnatal depression is serious, but why must the negative feelings associated with the sea change of becoming a parent be described away? By Jennifer Howze.
Featured book
Standing up to Supernanny
Societas (2009)
The current obsession with perfect parenting increases our insecurity and distrust of each other, and diminishes our authority over our kids. In this new book, Jennie Bristow asks: Why have we invited Supernanny into our living rooms - and how can we kick her out?
Licensed to Hug
Civitas (2008)
Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow argue that the dramatic escalation of child protection measures such as the national vetting scheme has succeeded in poisoning the relationship between the generations, creating an atmosphere of suspicion that increases the risks to children.
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