CYP Now - Policy & Practice: Policy into practice - Parents need supportrather than Supernanny

Approaches to parenting have changed over recent years. For instance, only 10 per cent of parents now consider smacking an effective way of teaching children right from wrong - down from 17 per cent in 1999.

These findings come from an Ipsos Mori poll commissioned by the NationalFamily & Parenting Institute (NFPI) to highlight last week's Parents'Week (16-22 October). It's a change that many groups have worked towardsfor a long time, but is likely to have been most recently influenced bypopular TV shows such as Supernanny.

However, the NFPI has warned that control techniques are not onlyunsuitable for children under the age of two, but may also be limited ineffectiveness for older children. Of even greater concern, is the factthat these techniques could damage a child's self-esteem and lead tochildren feeling resentful. Often missing is a focus on techniques thathelp parents build strong family relationships.

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