Thousands of children as young as four have been suspended for attacking teachers, as shocking statistics reveal record violence in classrooms. Soaring numbers of reception-age children – the youngest year group in schools – have been sent home for out-of-control behaviour, according to a Mail on Sunday investigation. As well as launching attacks on teachers,Continue reading “Nearly 11,000 youngsters as young as four have been suspended”
Tag Archives: Gentle Parenting
I’m So Determined Not To Raise A Brat
A mother has taken caring for her child to another level. One that we have not seen for an extremely long time. When she was eight months pregnant and still at work, a colleague had given her a 1950s book entitled ‘Mothercraft.’ ‘You’ll need this,’ she muttered, adding, ‘the old way’s the best way.’ IContinue reading “I’m So Determined Not To Raise A Brat”
Britain’s Strictest Headteachers
One of Britain’s strictest headteachers has blasted ‘gentle’ middle-class parenting tactics for eroding traditional child-rearing methods and destroying working-class families. Katharine Birbalsingh, who co-founded and leads the Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, said that parents should embrace being authority figures and stop giving their children choices in food and clothes. Speaking in The Times, MsContinue reading “Britain’s Strictest Headteachers”