Monthly Archives: August 2011

‘Feral Rats’: London Riots and the Vilification of Youth

Posted by Natasha in Children & Childhood, Children's Rights, Deviance, Discrimination, Juvenile Justice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Currently the United Kingdom is in a vice like grip of horror, disgust and panic over the riots that engulfed parts of London and other major cities nation wide.  No-one who has watched the news coverage of the events can … Continue reading

Children’s Day.

Posted by Natasha in Campaigns & Activism, Children & Childhood, Children's Rights | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

I would like to introduce you to our fantastically impassioned guest poster today; Neil Thornely who is working tirelessly in a effort for the United Kingdom to recognise a National Children’s Day. As some of you may know, today is … Continue reading

Bullying: A Sad Fact!

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Bullying refers to the deliberate and systematic verbal, physical and/or emotional harm inflicted from one individual to another where the recipient feels unable to defend themselves.  Regrettably, bullying is an all too sad fact in the lives of our children … Continue reading

Parental power

Posted by Natasha in Children & Childhood, Ideologies, Parent-Child Dynamics, Parental Discipline, Power Relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

This is a paper of mine that was previously published by the Working Papers of the Warwick Suminer Group (Volume 4: Summer 2008) at the Institute of Education, Warwick University. Parental Power: A theoretical Discussion Parental power within family and … Continue reading

Keep a-breast!

Posted by Natasha in Breastfeeding, Children & Childhood, Children's health | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and this is definitely true when it comes to breastfeeding.  There are many common myths and horror stories that circulate amongst mothers of poor unfortunate women whose rapacious newborns have ravaged … Continue reading

I’m Coming Out…

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In honour of World Breastfeeding Week I am very lucky to share a guest post from Milli Hill who may be know to some as her blog handle The Mule.  I don’t wish to give away the content in the introduction, … Continue reading

World Breastfeeding Week

Posted by Natasha in Campaigns & Activism, Children & Childhood, Children's health, Children's Rights, Ideologies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

This week is World Breastfeeding Week  a global initiative organised by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action to protect, support and promote breastfeeding.  This year the theme focuses on communication and how Breastfeeding needs to be understood as a 3D Experience; … Continue reading

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