Can't link to the page online cos it doesn't appear to be online, but basically the columnist Laura Craik is commenting on the fury that has erupted over Claire Verity and quotes mumsnetters responses to her. She describes it fairly well, and says about all the advice new mums are bombarded with, and which expert to trust etc. Then she goes on to say:
"Like most new mothers I dipped in and out of them all before retreating, cross-eyed and dribbling, to the internet.
There I discovered Mumsnet.
Unlike the childcare gurus, it has no vested interest in preying on our shortcomings; it is simply a forum, with the added advantage of being by mums for mums, which puts it ahead of Gina Ford and Claire Verity for a start, since both are childless.
Rather than any one expert's extreme views, what mumsnet offers is a consensus; with 300,000 monthly users, it makes for more balanced (and informed) reading than, say, Truby King, the guru whom Claire Verity bases her approach.
It is also - frequently - funny.
Motherhood is not a science, which is precisely why irt requires a sense of humour when you get it wrong. Mumsnet reminded me to relax. And a relaxed mother is better for her baby than any rule book."
Go girl!