Mumsnet in the media
May
- Wayne and Coleen Rooney have a second son – but why the matching names?, The Guardian, 21 May 2013
- 'Put babies in the baggage hold' Clarkson's latest gaffe causes outrage as he claims that children should not be able to sit in an aeroplane cabin, The Mail on Sunday, 18 May 2013
- Fury at smoking breath test for all mothers-to-be as it is revealed one in three still light up during pregnancy, The Daily Mail, 12 May 2013
- Why has Mumsnet developed such an awkward reputation?, The Independent on Sunday, 12 May 2013
- Ladies! Nick and Dave are fighting over you again: or, why Mumsnet runs Britain, The Telegraph, 10 May 2013
- Coalition splits emerge over childcare reforms, The Guardian, 9 May 2013
- New crisis for Coalition as Nick Clegg vows to block childcare reforms reforms following revolt from parent groups, The Independent, 9 May 2013
- Clegg under attack for trying to veto childcare proposals, The Telegraph, 9 May 2013
- Nick Clegg casts doubt on coalition's childcare reforms, The Guardian, 9 May 2013
- Nick Clegg hits out at Coalition's child care plans, The Telegraph, 9 May 2013
- Planned childcare reforms in chaos, The Daily Express, 9 May 2013
- Infographic: 40% of mothers have bought a product based on a review: with 31% not buying following negative review, The Drum, 9 May 2013
- Nick Clegg 'to block childcare ratio reforms', BBC News, 8 May 2013
- Draw the battle lines: Competitive mums turn our schools in combat zones, The Sunday Express, 5 May 2013
- Clever tricks to do your child's birthday party on the cheap, The Guardian, 4 May 2013
- Six childcare gurus who have changed parenting, BBC News, 4 May 2013
- Tips on how to survive the exam season, BBC News, 2 May 2013
- The state of play, Marketing Week, 2 May 2013
- Cable: Stay at home mums get a bad deal... but we can't fix unfair tax system to help them, The Daily Mail, 2 May 2013
- Pre-School Learning Alliance calls for in-depth Government response to ratios petition, Nursery World, 1 May 2013
- Nick Clegg Says It Is 'Unfair' To Drag Dad Into Benefit Payback Row, The Huffington Post/PA, 1 May 2013
- Vince Cable attacks 'prejudice' against stay at home mothers, The Telegraph, 1 May 2013
- Cameron Signals End to Protection for Britain’s Health Budget, Bloomberg, 1 May 2013
- Vince Cable would be 'happy' to enter coalition with Ed Miliband, The Telegraph, 1 May 2013
April
- Mumsnet backs Pre-School Learning Alliance campaign against childcare ratio changes, Day Nurseries, 29 April 2013
- Parent groups join nurseries to fight new carer ratios, The Observer, 28 April 2013
- Snorers 'like bulldog cut in half with rusty chainsaw' drive couples apart, The Telegraph, 26 April 2013
- Carrie Longton co-founder, Mumsnet, The Church Times, 26 April 2013
- Mumsnet is best platform to assess “social view” of TV, not Twitter or Facebook, says YouView CEO, The Drum, 25 April 2013
- Smacking does children no harm if they feel loved, study claims, The Telegraph, 19 April 2013
- Mothers on the naughty step: the growth of the parenting advice industry, The Guardian, 19 April 2013
- Catford Cat Bin Drama Hits Mumsnet, The Londonist, 19 April 2013
- Women entrepreneurs: Justine Roberts, The Guardian, 17 April 2013
- LifeSkills campaign: how to make a success of life, by those who know, The Times (£), 15 April 2013
- ELLE backs Mumsnet’s WorkFest, Elle Magazine, 9 April 2013
- Founder of Mumsnet website says government attitude to childcare is ‘baffling’, Ham & High, 8 April 2013
- Gransnet launches new local directory service, The Drum, 7 April 2013
- Gransnet goes local, The Sunday Telegraph, 7 April 2013
- April fools' jokes 2013 - the best on the web, The Guardian, 1 April 2013
March
- Runaway children: the classless crisis, The Sunday Times, 31 March 2013
- Children's Health: Protect your child's future, MediaPlanet & The Guardian, 28 March 2013
- Help! I've got multitasking mania, Express, 28 March 2013
- The rise of the only child: Happier, higher achievers or just more lonely?, Express, 28 March 2013
- New business course for mum entrepreneurs, Daily Telegraph, 27 March 2013
- Expectant mums taking shortened maternity leave due to money worries, Metro, 26 March 2013
- Going solo: the shrinking face of the family, Daily Telegraph, 26 March 2013
- Rise of the Superhuman mums, Daily Mail, 25 March 2013
- The name game where babies are the losers, Daily Telegraph, 24 March 2013
- This pizza-box press regulation is a sticky mess, The Guardian, 24 March 2013
- Malala leads the way, and retail nearly keeps up, The Independent, 24 March 2013
- Childcare for £300,000-a-year families 'too high', ITV News, 19 March 2013
- Great British Institutions: the book club, The Sunday Telegraph, 18 March 2013
- Red faces: Not everyone sees the funny side of 'lewd' Comic Relief, The Independent, 17 March 2013
- Libel reform: time for the chariots of ire, The Guardian, 8 March 2013
- This Mother's Day, don't forget breakfast in bed, The Guardian, 8 March 2013
- Boots UK launches radio and online programme hosted by Kate Thornton, The Drum, 8 March 2013
- Mother's Day: Top 10 book presents, The Daily Telegraph, 7 March 2013
- Successful women speak out, Good Housekeeping, 5 March 2013
- The parents who cheat at school, The Sunday Telegraph, 3 March 2013
- British children 'babied' by intrusive parents, says MP, BBC News, 2 March 2013
February
- Top tips to help beat morning sickness, News Letter, 28 Feb 2013
- Anne McElvoy: I keep veering from Tiger Mother to Mumsnet softie, The Evening Standard, 27 Feb 2013
- Is it dangerous to drink coffee during pregnancy?, The Guardian, 25 Feb 2013
- Shops to face protests over 'boy and girl' toys, The Scotsman, 24 Feb 2013
- Mumsnet users launch passionate defence of GPs, GP Online, 22 Feb 2013
- Joyce McMillan: Don't believe hype over our NHS, The Scotsman, 22 Feb 2013
- Why do people hate mummy bloggers?, New Statesman, 22 Feb 2013
- Mumsnet: Faster school and hospital meal tests needed, ITV News, 16 Feb 2013
- David Cameron urged to 'get a grip' in wake of latest horsemeat scare, Western Morning News, 16 Feb 2013
- Nag-gate: DNA tests reveal horse meat in school dinners, The Sun, 16 Feb 2013
- Agency steps up raids as more horse traces found, The Herald Scotland, 16 Feb 2013
- iPhone app 'could have landed parents with £200 bill', The Guardian, 15 Feb 2013
- Horse meat in school dinners, The Daily Telegraph, 15 Feb 2013
- Energy Secretary Ed Davey hails his 'green' door, BBC News, 13 Feb 2013
- Loving your fussy eater sometimes means making them go hungry, Liverpool Echo, 13 Feb 2013
- Woman's Hour power list: Queen tops BBC Radio 4 survey, BBC News, 12 Feb 2013
- Duchess of Cambridge misses out as Queen tops Woman's Hour power list, The Daily Telegraph, 12 Feb 2013
- BBC Radio 4's Woman’s Hour power list declares Queen the UK's most powerful woman, The Metro, 12 Feb 2013
- Queen extends her reign to top list of most powerful women in Britain, The Independent, 12 Feb 2013
- From HM to JK, the most powerful women in Britain: but there's no room for Kate in the top hundred movers and shakers, The Daily Mail, 12 Feb 2013
- 'Wouldn't you want to know if a child died at your kid's nursery?' Mother's anger at 'cover-up' after her daughter's death, The Mail on Sunday, 10 Feb 2013
- Elizabeth Truss faces a grilling from parents on Mumsnet, Nursery World, 8 Feb 2013
- Supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse, The Prince of Wales News & Diary, 5 Feb 2013
- Helen Mirren confronts the final female taboo, The Daily Telegraph, 4 Feb 2013
- Not until you finish your dinner..., Sainsbury's Magazine, 4 Feb 2013
- Parenting News: Parents Routinely Throw Away Their Children's Meals, Female First, 4 Feb 2013
- Women who live near their mothers are more likely to get pregnant, The Daily Mail, 4 Feb 2013
- Fussy eaters: Don't give in to unhealthy habits, Your Local Guardian, 1 Feb 2013
- Children too fussy to eat up, The Daily Express, 1 Feb 2013
- Parenting dilemma: should you make your child eat what's on their plate?, The Daily Telegraph, 1 Feb 2013
- 50 top websites to make you smarter, The Times, 1 Feb 2013 [accessible via paywall only]
January
- Toddler heels, baby scents. . . when did just letting children be children fall out of vogue?, Irish Independent, 31 Jan 2013
- Asda Christmas advert which showed mother doing all the work 'was NOT sexist, just accurate', rules watchdog, The Daily Mail, 30 Jan 2013
- Fears over nursery reforms which let staff look after more children at once, The Evening Standard, 29 Jan 2013
- Childcare reform proposals face fierce criticism, The Guardian, 29 Jan 2013
- Childcare Plans: Nursery Ratios To Be Relaxed, Sky News, 29 Jan 2013
- The nursery education changes won't benefit children or parents, The Daily Telegraph, 29 Jan 2013
- Aren't they sweet enough already? Dolce and Gabbana plans perfume for babies, The Daily Mail, 28 Jan 2013
- Children and the culture of pornography: 'Boys will ask you every day until you say yes', The Sunday Telegraph, 27 Jan 2013
- Dolce & Gagaga: Designer firm ridiculed over perfume for babies, The Sun on Saturday, 26 Jan 2013
- Beauty pageant for babies and children criticised, York Press, 26 Jan 2013
- Payday loans firms target children’s viewing slots, The Scotsman, 26 Jan 2013
- Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's hit with calls to delist Tyson drink, Marketing Magazine, 25 Jan 2013
- POWER MUMS: Carrie Longton, co-founder of Mumsnet, Management Today, 25 Jan 2013
- Half of new mothers over 30 as number of older parents rivals WWII baby boom, The Metro, 24 Jan 2013
- Mothers over 45 treble in a decade, The Daily Telegraph, 24 Jan 2013
- Schools stay shut but roads, shops and offices stay open, The Independent, 23 Jan 2013
- Rise in stay-at-home fathers fuelled by growing numbers of female breadwinners, The Daily Telegraph, 23 Jan 2013
- Energy firms repairing public image, Edelman's annual Trust Barometer finds, PR Week, 23 Jan 2013
- Let our girls enjoy their childhood without fear, Herald Scotland, 22 Jan 2013
- How Clean is Your Air?, The Independent blogs, 21 Jan 2013
- Snow closes thousands of schools, BBC News, 21 Jan 2013
- Parents hit out as snow shuts more than 5,000 schools, The Daily Telegraph, 21 Jan 2013
- Interview with Justine Roberts – Founder of Mumsnet.com, Easy Space, 21 Jan 2013
- Council uses Mumsnet code of care, Sevenoaks Chronicle, 17 Jan 2013
- This much I've learned: Carrie Longton, Founder of Mumsnet, Marketing Society, 16 Jan 2013
- A car for four babies, The Daily Telegraph, 14 Jan 2013
- Summer babies don’t like school but have less chance of becoming teenage tearaways, Irish Independent, 14 Jan 2013
- July baby, but Kate and her bump won't be seen for weeks - even though she is 'getting healthier by the day', The Daily Mail, 14 Jan 2013
- Apps that cost parents dearly: Children running up huge bills on supposedly free games on phones and tablets, The Daily Mail, 14 Jan 2013
- RACHEL JOHNSON: Working mums need Dave to do just one thing - watch Borgen!, The Daily Mail, 13 Jan 2013
- It's time to concentrate our anger on a culture that turns men into rapists, The Observer, 12 Jan 2013
- Parents told to beware children running up huge bills on iPad and iPhone game apps, The Observer, 12 Jan 2013
- You Owe Me!, The Wall Street Journal, 9 Jan 2013
- eCircle scoops Mumsnet account, Decision Marketing, 9 Jan 2013
- Mumsnet appoints eCircle ECRM campaign, The Drum, 9 Jan 2013
- The message of this withdrawal of child benefit is that motherhood in itself is not worth supporting, The Daily Telegraph, 8 Jan 2013
- Cuts in child benefit 'will hit working families in poor half of society as well', The Daily Mail, 8 Jan 2013
- Channel 4 and the sick show they call comedy: Comedians guzzle wine and egg each other on to trade obscene jokes about the Queen, Philip and Susan Boyle, The Daily Mail, 2 Jan 2013
