blogs.independent.co.uk| » Lisa Watts http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 Should we make childhood vaccinations compulsory? http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/should-we-make-childhood-vaccinations-compulsory/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/should-we-make-childhood-vaccinations-compulsory/#comments Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:00:40 +0000 Lisa Watts http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28062 The final week of the school holidays sees many parents frantically ticking off items on their checklists in preparation for the start of term. School uniform: check, school shoes: check, new stationary: check, up to date vaccinations: hmmm that’s a slightly trickier one to tick off the list.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/02/should-we-make-childhood-vaccinations-compulsory/feed/ 248 The first rule of sleep club: Why do most parents lie about their lack of kip? http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/15/the-first-rule-of-sleep-club-why-do-most-parents-lie-about-their-lack-of-kip/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/15/the-first-rule-of-sleep-club-why-do-most-parents-lie-about-their-lack-of-kip/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:00:57 +0000 Lisa Watts http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27366 A recent study carried out by NetMums established that over a third of babies still don't sleep through the entire night by the time they are one-year-old. But 62% of parents admitted to having lied about how well their child sleeps under the pressure to appear like the perfect parents.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/15/the-first-rule-of-sleep-club-why-do-most-parents-lie-about-their-lack-of-kip/feed/ 2 Should we regulate the way follow on milk is advertised? http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/07/should-we-regulate-the-way-follow-on-milk-is-advertised/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/07/should-we-regulate-the-way-follow-on-milk-is-advertised/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:31:55 +0000 Lisa Watts http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27178 When I recently heard of a petition to ban the advertising of follow on milk and breast milk substitutes to babies over six months, I initially thought it was Lactivist gone mad and a step too far from the pro breastfeeders.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/07/should-we-regulate-the-way-follow-on-milk-is-advertised/feed/ 55 Breastfeeding as an Olympic Sport http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/01/breastfeeding-as-an-olympic-sport/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/01/breastfeeding-as-an-olympic-sport/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:55:51 +0000 Lisa Watts http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26905 World Breastfeeding Awareness Week and the Olympics may seem a strange combination, 'what do they have in common?' I hear you ask? But interesting comparisons can be drawn...]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/01/breastfeeding-as-an-olympic-sport/feed/ 3 Attachment parenting: The new fad http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/25/attachment-parenting-the-new-parenting-fad/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/25/attachment-parenting-the-new-parenting-fad/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:15:32 +0000 Lisa Watts http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26553 Trends in parenting come and go as quickly as the latest fashion trends on the catwalk. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/25/attachment-parenting-the-new-parenting-fad/feed/ 18