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Blair's Nanny State
A sociologist argues that a nanny state can't replace family and that
child-raising is not something that can be taught by so-called experts http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index....ID=1&subID=918 Government ministers assume that most parents are too stupid and in some cases too slothful to know how to bring up their children. Last week, the children's minister Beverley Hughes helpfully reminded the nation's mums and dads that they ought to sing nursery rhymes to their baby. Yesterday, Tony Blair told us he is to spend £4m creating a network of experts and super-nannies to save children from their parents. Many commentators have criticised the arrogant assumptions that promote the invasion of family life by these experts. But the question that needs to be asked is: experts in what? Certainly not in parenting. |
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Blair's Nanny State
"Old Boy" wrote in message
oups.com... A sociologist argues that a nanny state can't replace family and that child-raising is not something that can be taught by so-called experts http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index....ID=1&subID=918 Government ministers assume that most parents are too stupid and in some cases too slothful to know how to bring up their children. Last week, the children's minister Beverley Hughes helpfully reminded the nation's mums and dads that they ought to sing nursery rhymes to their baby. Yesterday, Tony Blair told us he is to spend £4m creating a network of experts and super-nannies to save children from their parents. Many commentators have criticised the arrogant assumptions that promote the invasion of family life by these experts. But the question that needs to be asked is: experts in what? Certainly not in parenting. Unfortunately my kids are grown up (physically anyway!) so I won't get the chance to tell Bliar's nannies to **** off. Regards Mike. |
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Blair's Nanny State
Government ministers assume that most parents are too stupid and in some cases too slothful to know how to bring up their children. Last week, the children's minister Beverley Hughes helpfully reminded the nation's mums and dads that they ought to sing nursery rhymes to their baby. Yesterday, Tony Blair told us he is to spend £4m creating a network of experts and super-nannies to save children from their parents. Many commentators have criticised the arrogant assumptions that promote the invasion of family life by these experts. But the question that needs to be asked is: experts in what? Certainly not in parenting. I seem to recall Blairs child being picked up from the pavement by the Police blind drunk and unable to stand. |
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Blair's Nanny State
Edward John Smith wrote: Government ministers assume that most parents are too stupid and in some cases too slothful to know how to bring up their children. Last week, the children's minister Beverley Hughes helpfully reminded the nation's mums and dads that they ought to sing nursery rhymes to their baby. Yesterday, Tony Blair told us he is to spend £4m creating a network of experts and super-nannies to save children from their parents. Many commentators have criticised the arrogant assumptions that promote the invasion of family life by these experts. But the question that needs to be asked is: experts in what? Certainly not in parenting. I seem to recall Blairs child being picked up from the pavement by the Police blind drunk and unable to stand. The purpose of these regulations etc. is to provide de facto children to all the childless social workers , teachers etc. Hence the increasing demand to send young children to child care. So you can breed the children but the do gooders will raise them without having to go through childbirth. |
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Blair's Nanny State
Very good comment...
cramerj wrote: Edward John Smith wrote: I seem to recall Blairs child being picked up from the pavement by the Police blind drunk and unable to stand. ;o) It could be argued that it is the middle classes who need the parenting lessons "The government may be sending out SWAT teams of nannies and parenting teachers in a pincer movement on chaotic families, but are they are pointed in the right direction? While knife-toting tots are the scariest results of negligence, the problem children we are more likely to encounter have doting, upper-middle-class mummies and daddies." http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index....ID=1&subID=923 |
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It could be argued that it is the middle classes who need the parenting lessons "The government may be sending out SWAT teams of nannies and parenting teachers in a pincer movement on chaotic families, but are they are pointed in the right direction? You just know that no sooner than someone sets themselves up as an expert on parenting their own family or kids will somehow go down the tubes in someway. It's called sod's law. There's plenty of the great and good that have left fractured families in their wake. |
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Blair's Nanny State
Edward John Smith wrote: Government ministers assume that most parents are too stupid and in some cases too slothful to know how to bring up their children. Last week, the children's minister Beverley Hughes helpfully reminded the nation's mums and dads that they ought to sing nursery rhymes to their baby. Yesterday, Tony Blair told us he is to spend £4m creating a network of experts and super-nannies to save children from their parents. Many commentators have criticised the arrogant assumptions that promote the invasion of family life by these experts. But the question that needs to be asked is: experts in what? Certainly not in parenting. I seem to recall Blairs child being picked up from the pavement by the Police blind drunk and unable to stand. That's why it is clear that the supper nannies are badly needed. |
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