Valentines cards have been banned in a primary school in Weston Super Mare this year. This decision has apparently been taken in order to spare children from the ‘emotional trauma’ of rejection at this tender age. I read this with disbelief; surely this is a bonkers decision? At this age they are just role playing relationships, [...]
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Primary School bans Valentines
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Spread the love
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Today’s report on health inequalities makes depressing reading for those who care about how we bring up our children. Author of the report Sir Michael Marmot says: “Every child needs to be nurtured at an early stage. In one study, mothers were asked whether it was important to cuddle and talk to a child. I [...]
Utter drivel
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Media on February 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
How can a woman be paid for such utter drivel as this? I think the majority of us who are non-professional writers are able to produce better-reasoned, more articulate and interesting reads than this. I read about the Turkish girl, it made me want to cry. I saw the headline about Emma Watson – and [...]
