Plans to give mums and dads free parenting classes seem to have been generally well-received by campaigners and charities - though some have described it as a nanny state policy.

Parents will also be sent e-mails and texts with links to video tutorials, in the idea's being trialled in three areas, and could be rolled out across England and Wales.

But Andrew Clover - author of parenting book 'Dad Rules' - worries the advice might not reach the right people: