Aug 15, 2017
Articles The desperate plight of generation iPhone We all know that kids use their phones too much. They are too much on Snapchat or texting their friends. They would take their phones to bed if no-one stopped them and never sleep if the bodily need for...
Jun 7, 2017
Articles An experienced high school headmaster tackles one of parents’ biggest headaches High school students everywhere struggle to control the use of their phones. Here is some sound advice from the Headmaster of The Heights School in...
Apr 3, 2017
Articles This is less controversial than it sounds! A while ago, my husband brought up an interesting question: should you love your spouse more than your kids, or vice versa? After a bit of discussion, we agreed – spouses should love each other more...
Mar 31, 2017
Articles Fundamentals for making it work. Sometimes, in places which are known for the inane, you discover a gem. Memes on Facebook are a great example. Neither I nor my husband are prolific “Facebookers”, but we both know what memes are, and they’re mostly...
Mar 22, 2017
Articles There are times when it can be a real challenge. Once in a while, one of my kids fall into a funk, a period of negativity and difficult behavior which makes parenting a real challenge. When this happens, not only do I feel sorrow for my child, but I...
Mar 9, 2017
Articles I can think of better prefixes for ‘stay-at-home mum’ An article on the Huffington Post yesterday made an excellent point – so many fulltime mothers tend to introduce themselves as “just a stay-at-home mum.” Just. Just. Could there be a...
Feb 24, 2017
Articles A new study confirms that unhappiness is usually temporary. After eight years of marriage, Harry and Kate Benson stood on the brink of divorce. They had done the classic thing of growing apart. What Mums Want (And Dads Need To Know) is for all...
Dec 8, 2016
Articles Never before have people reached their twenties so dominated by peers. The other day a simple and all too regular event crystallised my understanding of how limiting it is now to be a child. I was driving the car back home from school. The radio was...
Nov 17, 2016
Articles Woman thinker. Stanley Zimner/Flickr Cartesian-inspired reflections after 16 years as a stay-at-home mom. I’ve had a rather major life change recently. My youngest child has started school. Thus, for the first time in 16-and-a-half years, I do not...
Oct 26, 2016
Articles Pooh at 90 still enthralls! Of the many books that were read and re-read to me in early childhood before I could read, my favourites were A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Especially appealing were the difficulties facing...
