Australian psychologist Steve Biddulph, who used to advocate nursery care, hit the headlines this week for describing nurseries as 'bleak' and 'isolating' places for youngsters. Writing in the Daily Mail, novelist Isabel Wolff said his U-turn was 'hard to fathom', but 'he has a new book to sell'. Recalling the wise words of an experienced nanny, TV presenter Vanessa Feltz wrote in the Daily Express, 'When it comes to bringing up children there is just one motto: one child, one lap.'
Australian psychologist Steve Biddulph, who used to advocate nursery care, hit the headlines this week for describing nurseries as 'bleak' and 'isolating' places for youngsters. Writing in the Daily Mail, novelist Isabel Wolff said his U-turn was 'hard to fathom', but 'he has a new book to sell'.
Recalling the wise words of an experienced nanny, TV presenter Vanessa Feltz wrote in the Daily Express, 'When it comes to bringing up children there is just one motto: one child, one lap.'
And among the reasons that one in four student nurses quit their courses before qualifying is a lack of childcare support, The Sun revealed in a report on a new study.
The average child munches his way through more than 20,000 worth of meals by the time he reaches 18, says a survey reported in the Independent, and babies cost their parents 40 a week in their first year.
Part-time teacher Shelley Rudman picked up the silver medal in the skeleton bob at the winter Olympics last week for hurtling down a mile-long ice track headfirst at 85 miles an hour, The Sun reported.
