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The Stephen Jardine Programme: Is Mother's Day Still Needed?

09/03/2018

Is Mother's Day Still Needed?

BBC Radio Scotland - The Stephen Jardine Programme, Is Mother's Day Still Needed?

A Belgian nursery has ditched Mother's Day - would it be missed?

Stephen Jardine gets to the heart of the news. Is Mother's Day still needed? A nursery in Belgium has ditched it. Plus a look at whether birthday cake should be banned at work.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Mothers Day
While families across Scotland are gearing up for Mother's day a nursery in Belgian has announced it is ditching the celebration and replacing it with "family day". The decision was taken to better represent the many forms modern families take. Would you miss Mother's Day if we no longer had it?

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