January's Hot Topic is a debate that has arisen in the media over the past few days. On 5th January Kirsty Young wrote about so called 'pushy parents' and commented that "If my child's not coming home covered in snot and poster paint, it's been a bad day at nursery." She went on to call it a "modern disease" that was affecting parenting. To see the full article follow this link

This has sparked several journalists to defend the actions of the so called 'pushy parent', most notably Judith Woods from The Independent who asks "where does supportiveness end and pushiness begin?" To see the full article follow this link

So what do you think? We want to open the debate up to the public. Do you agree with Kirsty Young? Do you feel 'pushy parents' go too far? Email your comments to amazingchildren@nagcbritain.org.uk