{"id":1068,"date":"2011-06-07T10:01:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2011-09-16T14:15:29","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T14:15:29","slug":"read-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/parentingculturestudies\/pcs-events\/previous-events\/parenting-science\/read-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Read On"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are delighted that our keynote speaker, Professor John T. Bruer, \u00a0has written an exclusive briefing paper<\/a> reflecting on the development of the ‘myth of the first three years’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keynote speaker, Dr Stuart Derbyshire, responds to recent ‘brain-based’ policy recommendations in a new piece,\u00a0‘The Pseudoscience of the Parent-Bashers’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Conference organiser, Dr Ellie Lee, sets out her thoughts on the new ‘science’ of parenting policy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Policy Driven By Prejudice Masquerading As Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Ellie Lee, Reader in Social Policy at the University of Kent, and Director of the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies (CPCS).<\/p>\n

\u2018The present case for early intervention can perhaps be best characterised as an example of a \u2018good lie\u2019. Those who consider it has flaws, or even know it to be entirely untrue in fundamental ways, have become prepared to overlook the lies in the hope that schemes they consider to have some good aspects get funding support\u2026..it is time for more questions to be asked about the prejudice of parent determinism\u2019. Read the article\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read a commentary on\u00a0‘Parenting the Brain’<\/a>, by Nancy McDermott<\/strong>, writer, editor and “voice of reason” for Park Slope Parents, America’s more influential online parenting community. Nancy blogs at\u00a0http:\/\/theparentingmystique.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Also read a\u00a0commentary<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Dr Helene Guldberg, author of\u00a0Just Another Ape?\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Reclaiming Childhood: freedom and play in an age of fear<\/em><\/p>\n

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Also listen to\u00a0Unsure About Sure Start<\/a><\/em>, a thought-provoking radio programme for BBC Radio 4’s Analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Here are some other articles, books and commentaries relevant to the event that you might like to read.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A conversation with John Bruer
\nhttp:\/\/brainconnection.positscience.com\/topics\/?main=conv\/bruer<\/a><\/p>\n

John Bruer: Recent presentations
\nhttp:\/\/www.jsmf.org\/about\/bruer-publications.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuart Derbyshire, \u2018The rise of parenting science\u2019 (sound recording, scroll down)
\nhttp:\/\/www.parentingculturestudies.org\/seminar-series\/seminar4\/videos\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuart Derbyshire, \u2018What makes life sacred?\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/blogs.independent.co.uk\/2010\/11\/28\/what-makes-life-sacred\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Stuart Derbyshire, \u2018We\u2019re no slaves to our senses\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.spiked-online.com\/index.php?\/site\/reviewofbooks_article\/3760\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Frank Furedi, \u2018Nick Clegg takes parental determinism to a new low\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.spiked-online.com\/index.php\/site\/article\/9442\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Frank Furedi, \u2018Parenting isn\u2019t a bunch of skills that can be taught\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.spiked-online.com\/index.php\/site\/article\/9401\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Janet Golden, \u2018Out of the mouths of babes\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.rutgers.edu\/about-rutgers\/baby-talk<\/a><\/p>\n

Janet Golden, \u2018Sorting out ambivalence over alcohol and pregnancy\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2005\/01\/25\/health\/policy\/25conv.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Janet Golden (work discussed), \u2018The sceptical OB on attachment parenting\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/drpullen.com\/the-skeptical-ob-on-attachment-parenting\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Stefan Ramaekers\/Judith Suissa, \u2018Being a parent: from practice to profession\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.philosophy-of-education.org\/conferences\/pdfs\/Judith_Suissa.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Stefan Ramaekers\/Judith Suissa, \u2018The Claims of Parenting; Reasons, Responsibility and Society\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.philosophy-of-education.org\/uploads\/papers2011\/Suissa.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Stefan Ramaekers\/Judith Suissa, \u2018The scientisation of the parent-child relationship\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/www.inter-disciplinary.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/suissapaper.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Man is more than an overdeveloped monkey\u2019: interview with Ray Tallis about his book\u00a0Aping Mankind \u2013 Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity<\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.spiked-online.com\/index.php\/site\/reviewofbooks_preview\/10963\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Ray Tallis, \u2018What Neuroscience cannot tell us about ourselves\u00a0http:\/\/www.thenewatlantis.com\/publications\/what-neuroscience-cannot-tell-us-about-ourselves<\/a><\/p>\n

Ray Tallis, \u2018Neurotrash\u2019
\nhttp:\/\/newhumanist.org.uk\/2172\/neurotrash<\/a><\/p>\n

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