The Teen Age
I LOVE my kids playing Fortnite, and here’s why
I’m probably a lone wolf here, but after months of huffing and puffing, spontaneously bursting into a rage and basically ...
Respect: Earned – not demanded
“Don’t be rude to your mother.” Back in the bad old days of patriarchy, this was a behavioural showstopper in ...
7 reasons why parents want to take notice of emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EI) is a phrase which will have reached many parents’ ears. A child’s level of emotional intelligence is ...
Teens and the pill
“Are any of your friends on the pill?” I ask my fifteen-year-old. By now she’s used to the fact that ...
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday
Oscar Wilde said, ‘I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly leave until the day after.’ Rita Mae ...
We all have the same number of hours in each day
We all have the same number of hours in each day. It’s how we use them that makes the difference to how we live. ...
Finding his sexual compass
One of life’s big challenges is working out our sexual orientation. It’s the issue that our happiness ultimately hinges on, ...
Good habits are for lazy but smart people
Everyone wants momentum in their life. Momentum is the free flow of actions and ideas that make us feel like we are ...
Let’s talk about teens and technology
Teens. And technology. Both are subjects most of us have some personal experience with, and opinions about. And both are ...
They’re doing it!
You may or may not know when your teen becomes sexually active, depending on how much of a sharer they ...
Get a support system — nobody conquered Mt Everest alone
Sir Edmund Hilary didn’t reach the top of Mount Everest by himself. Tenzing Norgay was his climbing partner for the final push ...
The teen drive contract – another way of keeping your teenager safe on the roads
For a teenager, learning to drive is both a ticket to freedom and a huge responsibility. And parents with learner ...