Behaviour & Development, Family, Whatever
I’m pretty sure that most parents can tolerate their kid being a smart arse some of the time. It’s probably not unreasonable to make occasional allowances for over-tiredness, hormones and adolescent stress BUT some kids seem to push those buttons more than...
Family, Parenting Perspective, Whatever
People watching is a fun time-passing activity that I liked to engage in. It’s right up there as one of my favourite hobbies (standing proudly alongside Bingo, sleeping and app-hunting) and because I’m always open to learning about human behaviour through...
Family, Parenting Perspective, Technology, Whatever
There’s a whole new generation of kids growing up with their very own lingo and it’s called Text Speak. If you’re not acquainted with it, you could surely be forgiven for wondering what foreign speaking planet you were on. I work with teens, have two...
Family, Parenting Perspective, Whatever
Teenagers are impulsive creatures by nature and often don’t invest enough time in considering a situation and weighing up the available range of options before making their decision to act. Being a teen can be hard, so can being the parent of one. Sometimes your...
Family, Parenting Perspective
Does this sight look in anyway familiar? Does it make you want to swear and throw a bloody big tantrum? Or maybe it inspires a desire to have the world’s biggest rant and rave, lecturing said room owner until your face is blue and your words have entered one of...
Family, Parenting Perspective, Whatever
It’s really a sign of the times, isn’t it? I’m sure you’ve seen it … groups of young people in a social setting (using the term ‘social’ loosely here) where they are physically together but appear alone, each in a world of...
