How Not to F*** Them Up
Savaged by femocracy!
13/06/2010, Mail on Sunday
Why did broadcaster Jenni Murray give me such a hard time on Woman's Hour?
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How not to screw up your children
30/05/2010, The Sunday Herald
I have been cast as a warrior in the Mummy Wars. Last weekend The Times claimed that I believe 'mothers of toddlers should avoid working outside the home' and that 'children should not be left in the care of others for long periods'. Whether a deliberate deceit or just a case of incompetence, this completely misrepresents everything I have ever written or said.
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It's all about you
30/05/2010, Independent on Sunday
The ultimate question of parenting: how to ensure your baby has a happy childhood. And the answer the flamboyant psychologist Oliver James has come up with? Selfishly enough, it's working out what you want to get out of the experience...
Would you pass the good mother test?
22/05/2010, The Times
When Oliver James shuffles into the wood-panelled lobby of Oxford’s smartest hotel, wearing an old green fisherman’s sweater, loose scarf and worn corduroys, he does not look like a man who is about to have a Mumsnet-type fatwa put upon him.
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Family Under the Microscope
08/05/2010, The Guardian
Avoid putting the under-threes in daycare if you can
Family Under the Microscope
01/05/2010, The Guardian
Decide what sort of parent you want to be as soon as you can
Family Under the Microscope
17/04/2010, The Guardian
For those who can cope, an infant-led sleep routine is best
Family Under the Microscope
03/04/2010, The Guardian
Are you Organised, a Hugger or a Fleximum when it comes to parenting the under-threes?
Family Under the Microscope
14/11/09, The Guardian
Who is right in the debate about whether mothers should work?