Tag Archives: Childhood
Peterborough SANDS |
Peterborough SANDS is a regional division of the National Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (SANDS). Tragically and without an obvious reason 17 babies every single day in the UK are born as stillbirths or die soon after (11 due to … Continue reading
‘Feral Rats’: London Riots and the Vilification of Youth |
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. |
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
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
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
Love Parks |
JCWU9KJKFK54 This week is Love Parks Week and I thought it would be a great idea for us all to share our park adventures to show how much we love our parks. Posts can be in the form of … Continue reading
This week is Love Parks Week an awareness raising campaign to encourage us all to get from behind our computer desks and get our pasty skin and squinty eyes out into the sunshine and enjoy the wonder that is our local parks … Continue reading
What’s wrong with children’s rights? |
Children’s rights is an area of the politics of everyday life that is guaranteed to get people stretching their legs, clearing their throats and reaching for their soapbox. Regardless of whether you are a parent or not you’re likely to … Continue reading
Woo hoo, we’ve finally made it! If you’re reading this then welcome to ‘young not dumb’ and thanks for taking the time to come and visit us. Young not dumb has the aspiration of being a blog about children’s rights … Continue reading








