Dads let’s talk about puberty

Dads, let’s talk about Puberty Isn’t it about time we dads learnt to talk about puberty? About unwanted erections, hormones & changes that happen women? And to do it without embarrassment and code words, as if any of it were something to be ashamed of? Now I’m not...

Getting ready for secondary school

Are they ready for secondary school? Are you? It’s the time of year when hundreds of parents will be walking the corridors of secondary schools,  listening to head teachers do their best to sell their school to nervous mums and dads. The cross over to secondary school...

Cafe owners unhelpful tantrum support

For a parent what could be worst than a child throwing a full blown tantrum in public? It is embarrassing and very hard to know how to deal with it. It is a shame that this week yet again children throwing tantrums are in the news again. This time a cafe owner in...

Beckham kiss & pressure to be perfect

The Victoria Beckham kiss controversy shows once again the pressure parents are under to be “perfect.” It is right and proper that parents are able to ask questions of each other, but this type of over the top and critical response is not only bad for Victoria, but...