Lessons in parenting ‘vital for all families’

Sarah Womack in The UK Telegraph reports:

Parenting skills have worsened considerably in the past 30 years, the Professional Association of Teachers’ conference was told yesterday.

Paul Ennals, the chief executive of the National Children’s Bureau, a children’s charity, blamed the fragmentation of society and said new parents were having to turn to the internet for advice rather than their parents.

He called for parenting classes to become a normal part of life for all families, regardless of social class.

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