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In This Issue: November 2009

The theme of this issue is Books for Children and Families. Which books do children like? Which did adults like as children? Which changed their lives? In addition to an Editorial and articles on children’s reading, a total of thirteen contributors have reviewed or mentioned over 30 books for children and families below. If your … Read more

News Views

Including primary schooling and subsidiarity, visibility at night, family rehabilitation, Nannyshare, well-being, Pembroke House, and toddlers’ eating habits

Key Texts: Where Next?

We have now published nearly thirty Key Texts. If you are new to this series, it consists of digests of important books, chapters of books or monographs which have introduced new ideas in child care or influenced the thinking of child care workers. Too often politicians, civil servants, managers and child care professionals devise ‘new’ … Read more

In This Issue: September 2009

Theme of the Month : Social Pedagogy The big theme for this issue is Social Pedagogy, and in addition to the Editorial, we have a dozen or so articles and a book review on the theme. Subjects include the current state of Government policy by John Chowcat, introducing social pedagogy to the UK by Abby … Read more

In This Issue: August 2009

There was no planned theme for this month, but in many of the articles there is a common strand – the desire for understanding of the author’s predicament, and perhaps also for support. The third part of the mother‘s story about adoption speaks movingly of a phase when things got difficult. We have the first … Read more

In This Issue: June 2009

No theme, and a really mixed group of articles this month. Charles Pragnell argues forcibly for children’s rights, as against parents’, when it comes to access. Keith White applauds Facebook with a moving story. Elaine has written the third episode about Aleesha, bringing us up to date in her development, education and care. Anton Tobé … Read more

May 2009: In This Issue

There is quite a variety this month. Following on from the April theme of Disability there is an article by Valerie Jackson looking at the nature of disability, a track from a CD and the second part of Elaine’s unfolding story of Aleesha, as she learnt about the extent of her disabilities and how to … Read more