Lies we believe as parents
It's hard to always feel confident and secure when it comes to parenting. Parenting has a way of making you feel more self-conscious and...
Keeping your kids safe on social media
Raising children can be a stressful business. Do they feel loved? Are they eating enough? What time should they go to bed? Which school...
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...
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...
Physical Attraction And Dating
So, you're in a fairly large friendship circle and your friends are pressuring you into dating a guy or girl in the group, but...
How do leaders navigate tough seasons?
I visited the UK a few years ago during what they called the economic recession. It was admittedly not the best time to land...
How to be less selfish
Last week we looked at how you can know if you are too selfish. How did you do on those revealing questions?
What I found...
Parents vs Teachers
I was sitting in a meeting with a group of teachers that were discussing issues that they feel they are facing within the classroom,...
How to break bad habits
Nose picking, nail biting, thumb or dummy sucking and general ickiness. For some reason bad habits tend to be part and parcel of parenting...
How do you handle Halloween?
For many years Halloween remained a bit of a non-event in South Africa. The high walls and fences, guard dogs and armed response around...