Friday, July 11, 2025

Other people’s children: an offer of help

The other day I was watching some children at the park. The one little boy – well he was not so little – walked up to one...

When your kids don’t play along

Have you ever been in a restaurant and looked over at a table with that annoyed look in your eyes? You see a flustered...

The lost art of sticking it out

Nowadays, we are so quick to give up when things get tough. We are so quick to throw in the towel when it gets...

The key to breaking a bad habit

Henry Ford once said “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got”. Does it feel like you’re going...

The importance of songs and nursery rhymes for children

I’m sure if asked, many of us would be able to recite a rhyme or song from our childhood. Regardless of culture or language,...
child in the dark

The kids are alright… right?

You can’t help as a parent to feel slightly anxious when it comes to the raising of your child or children in a world that...

How to cope when one parent travels

The world is much smaller than it used to be. It’s much easier to jump on an aeroplane or take a train to who...

Are my twins becoming tweens?

His mom seems to think he’s in the throes of the tween years, but I wonder if my nine-year-old nephew is just being a...

The perils of pushy parenting

Being a kid can be really tough. On one hand you’re supposed to be learning pretty much everything that you will ever need to...

Learning to do as you’re told

It doesn’t matter how much mom and dad love their kids, any parent will testify that sometimes bedtime just can’t come soon enough. Yes...

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