Webchat with Daisy Goodwin, lunchtime, Tues 23 June

[GeraldineMumsnet]

As requested and promised, Daisy has accepted our invite and is coming on next Tuesday (exact time to be confirmed, but probably around 1pm). Get there early to bag your place.

Thanks, Daisy - 'twas my Q originally about the selection of people.

I agree about your hair. indeed

In reply to Anastaisia

I would happily write more about Home education. I have really changed my views about this and I am feel really strongly about the Badman review. I think they should concentrate on state education and leave the home educators alone.

You DO have nice hair

But I feel very depressed that you can't say: "It went too far and that was wrong"

BTW, hair and BUB aside, I think you've done v well, getting poetry onto TV, and talked about and taken seriously again. That's an achievement.

Priyag
I think I have just answered your question

Actually, I always get you mixed up with Claudia Winkleman. Perchance you share the same hairdresser.

sorry am late to this, pretty disappointing all told.

if Daisy is still here, i'd love to know her response to this question, i know it drags us back to BUB but i think that it might get a straight answer.

As a 'wishy washy Spock mother' were you personally shocked by the methods used by CV?

What do you think about New Labour voting for a speaker (John Bercow) because the government elect don't want him? I think Bercow is v odd.

I agree, MP....to say this ('we went too far' )would be a good move and contribute to making babies and children safer when it comes to TV. 'Cos there have been other cringe-worthy programmes using kids as well (Baby Borrowers, for example).

TS73 and Funny Peculiar
My favourite children's poem is the Owl and the Pussy cat by Edward Lear

and Jim by HilaireBelloc

It must be very daunting to come here and face your critics, goes with the job I suppose

but you didn't have to, it would be good to have a proper chat about lots of things

perhaps you could join MN

"As far as you can remember"

in reply to Priyag:
We did ask Gina ford, as far as I can remember , she didn't want to appear on tv.

If you do join Mumsnet, may I recommend choosing the name Lavender, I think it would suit you!

We had the owl and the pussycat at our wedding - good choice

AITCH TWO Oh

Well CV was pretty dogmatic. do you think anyone decided to follow her methods based on watching BUB? On the other hand I think getting your baby into a routine can be a godsend, certainly all the mothers I know who have managed it are happier/less stressed than the ones who haven't ( like me) but that is just my personal observation.

I think mothers will instinctively know what the best way to bring up their kids is - some people like to have rules, others don't.

It would be great if you could answer Morningpaper's question.

"were you personally shocked by the methods used by CV?"

As a 'wishy washy Spock mother' were you personally shocked by the methods used by CV?

c'mon, one wishy-washy mother to another...

and re dealing with disappoiintment, i'm sure you stroked her hair and told her she was wonderful and there would be a next time. i've no doubt you're a very capable parent, that's what made BUB all the more shocking i think.

thanks Daisy, its nice to know that some of the people writing about home education and the review have some personal experience of home ed in their family.

There's a very active campaign about the review going on over the net and I'm sure that there are a number of families who would be willing to talk to you about it if you wanted to write something.

Have you seen the petition here: petitions.number10.gov.uk/EHEreview/

Its only been up a few days and has over 1000 signatures already.

Oh yes disappointment - manage their expectations.

dd: I'm going to get A star for this course work.

you: you'll have to work really hard for that!

dd: sure

you: would you be happy with a B?

oops; petitions.number10.gov.uk/EHEreview/

shineon - you're like so two thousand and late - but come here you, with your routine and your ff and your early weaning. You're blardy lovely you are.

Would you be happy with a B?

No, I'll only settle for an A*

oh right, great, you did, thanks.

do you think anyone followed her methods? what feedback did you get from parents? any positives on CV?

so you see, that's my point. you personally, were you shocked? did you think what she was doing was wrong? (not wrong as in wrong for the parents, they imo were crackers). i mean wrong for the tiny babies who weren't allowed to be cuddled or have eye contact with their parents or eat on demand etc etc...

btw, the childminder lady posted on the ch4 website to say that she'd completely disobeyed CV's utterances when the cameras were off so i'm not sure if it's fair to say that they continued with the methods.

her message was deleted, naturellement.

Well, that's the top grade! Do you think it's realistic? I don't want you to be disappointed.