{"id":5641,"date":"2012-05-22T11:12:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T10:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2016-11-22T18:20:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T18:20:48","slug":"do-you-want-free-parenting-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/do-you-want-free-parenting-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Want Free Parenting Classes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Cameron has been defending his new parenting classes and the new \u00a33.4 million digital site for parents. Arguing that:<\/h2>\r\n“It’s ludicrous that we should expect people to train for hours to drive a car or use a computer but, when it comes to looking after a baby, we tell people to just get on with it<\/em>“.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nHaving had two babies under different governments I don’t think I was ever told to ‘just get on with it’. I may have been lucky but along the way I had heaps of help and advice offered to me from midwives, health visitors, my GP, not to mention the hundreds of leaflets I was given along the way at midwife appointments. And that’s before I read books and scoured Google for even more help with things like colic, weaning and potty training.\r\n\r\nSo while the new NHS Information Service for Parents<\/a> is a relatively good site. It’s not offering anything new or unique, or anything that other parenting sites don’t already offer. This makes me think it’s a waste of money. As for the offer of free \u00a3100 vouchers at Boots for parenting classes to address issues like behaviour and diet, that just feels like sticking a plaster over a knee that needs replacing.\r\n\r\nIf the PM really wants to help parents he should put money\u00a0 into the issues that really affect family life. Issues such as affordable childcare, tax credits, better schools, chances for mums to work and for us all to earn a decent income. It’s these things that will help parents cope, not vouchers for classes, or websites telling us what we already know.\r\n

But what do you think?<\/h3>\r\nAre you in favour of the above classes? If not what would you like to see the government doing for you right now? Let us know.\r\n

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