Children seen but not heard ?

Children seen but not heard ?

Shortly before the birth of my first child, some 19 years ago, I was given a book ‘Your baby and child’ by Penelope Leach. At the time the book was a god send as I was quite clueless as a first time mother. I had forgotten all about it until recently when I heard about a new book by the same author called ‘Family Breakdown’. The book has been the matter of some debate in the last few weeks as the author asserts that shared parenting is not always beneficial for young children , in her words: ‘to be shipped from household to household’. While others in the debate say children are flexible, get used to it or adapt and it’s the only way to ensure the children spend time with each of their parents. (more…)