Three recent newspaper articles which made me slightly sad, and a little concerned. The first, by UNICEF, stated that UK children were among the most unhappy children in the World. The second concerned increases in the divorce rate among parents with young children. Finally, a report from the General Teaching Council said that no young male teachers were to be found in the state maintained nursery sector. It is widely accepted that children respond to stability, especially in the early stages of development. Further, their parental bonding,...