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 14:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/08/the-most-under-reported-humanitarian-disasters-of-2012/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/08/the-most-under-reported-humanitarian-disasters-of-2012/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:28:41 +0000 David Bull http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=31370 Every year, humanitarian disasters take a devastating toll on the lives and futures of millions of children around the world, and 2012 was no exception. The numbers of children affected are staggering, so much that it is hard to comprehend why so many of these disasters rarely make the headlines.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/08/the-most-under-reported-humanitarian-disasters-of-2012/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/05/a-new-term-for-children-a-new-leaf-for-some/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/05/a-new-term-for-children-a-new-leaf-for-some/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:07:58 +0000 Susan Elkin http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28191 This week children and teenagers all over the UK will be packing their new pencil cases and grabbing their school bags ready for the new school term in the UK’s 30,000 or so schools.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/05/a-new-term-for-children-a-new-leaf-for-some/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/everyday-sexism-it-isnt-restricted-to-adults-even-young-girls-in-school-uniform-share-their-experiences/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/everyday-sexism-it-isnt-restricted-to-adults-even-young-girls-in-school-uniform-share-their-experiences/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:40:09 +0000 Laura Bates http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27854 There is a common misconception that sexism is something that only affects young women, or pretty women, women with large breasts or blondes.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/everyday-sexism-it-isnt-restricted-to-adults-even-young-girls-in-school-uniform-share-their-experiences/feed/ 163 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/22/explicit-content-in-videogames-why-pegi-age-ratings-are-a-bad-move/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/22/explicit-content-in-videogames-why-pegi-age-ratings-are-a-bad-move/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:00:42 +0000 Oliver Cragg http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27649 I’ve argued for and against violence and other explicit content in videogames before and have often expressed disappointment at uncontextualised ‘adult’ content, but there is a point where the expression and consumption of mature themes and imagery enters into the realms of personal responsibility. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/22/explicit-content-in-videogames-why-pegi-age-ratings-are-a-bad-move/feed/ 2 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/13/two-hours-of-sport-per-day-is-unrealistic-unless-you-attend-eton/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/13/two-hours-of-sport-per-day-is-unrealistic-unless-you-attend-eton/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:13:09 +0000 Cameron Corbett http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27337 Following the recent success at the Olympics, there has been a huge increase in the amount of rhetoric regarding the sporting future of the education system.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/13/two-hours-of-sport-per-day-is-unrealistic-unless-you-attend-eton/feed/ 45 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/01/how-should-you-talk-to-children-about-terminal-illness/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/01/how-should-you-talk-to-children-about-terminal-illness/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:57 +0000 Joseph Nowinski http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26919 A recent story described how the parents of a 12-year-old boy, Adam Lewis, who’d been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor opted to tell their son about the tumor but not to disclose that it was terminal. Why? Because they wanted their son to be able to enjoy the year he had without the potentially paralyzing anxiety of knowing that his days were numbered.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/01/how-should-you-talk-to-children-about-terminal-illness/feed/ 0 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 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/06/school-dinners-are-not-the-real-problem/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/06/school-dinners-are-not-the-real-problem/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:00:12 +0000 Susan Elkin http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25975 Why on earth has Michael Gove commissioned yet another report on school dinners? Are they under orders to come up with something significantly different from what Jamie Oliver told the last government?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/06/school-dinners-are-not-the-real-problem/feed/ 31 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/05/why-we-need-to-protect-children-from-second-hand-smoke-now/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/05/why-we-need-to-protect-children-from-second-hand-smoke-now/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 01:00:54 +0000 Lord Ribeiro http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25924 Yesterday was a reassuringly positive day. I tabled the second reading of my Smoke-free Private Vehicles Bill, which aims to legislate against people smoking in the car when children are on board. Whilst no peer voiced objection to the principle that children need protection, there was some debate over the method through which this could be achieved.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/05/why-we-need-to-protect-children-from-second-hand-smoke-now/feed/ 98 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/02/time-to-cancel-the-end-of-term/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/02/time-to-cancel-the-end-of-term/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:26:06 +0000 Susan Elkin http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25850 British school children are in school for just a few hours five days a week for around 38/40 weeks a year. It really doesn’t add up to very much overall so why do we allow so much of that precious time to be wasted?]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/02/time-to-cancel-the-end-of-term/feed/ 45 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/28/pocket-money-our-children-dont-have-to-follow-in-our-credit-crunched-footsteps/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/28/pocket-money-our-children-dont-have-to-follow-in-our-credit-crunched-footsteps/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:00:18 +0000 Dr. James Lane http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25724 Children need to understand the value of money, where it comes from and where it goes when they have spent it.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/28/pocket-money-our-children-dont-have-to-follow-in-our-credit-crunched-footsteps/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/a-monster-calls-carnegie-winner-deals-with-the-subject-of-death-2/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/a-monster-calls-carnegie-winner-deals-with-the-subject-of-death-2/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:30:59 +0000 Susan Elkin http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25287 A book about dying, death, bereavement and coming to terms with loss has won the 2012 Carnegie Medal.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/a-monster-calls-carnegie-winner-deals-with-the-subject-of-death-2/feed/ 0