It must’ve been something I ate
I wouldn’t presume to tell you that your family shouldn’t eat salt-laden, fat-filled takeaway or microwaved dinners while sitting glassy eyed and silent in front of the TV every night. What I do say is that you should give thought to the fact that more people get together at mealtime than at any other time and if you’re not sitting around a table eating dinner with your family then you’re wasting the most valuable family time you’ll ever get. And let’s face it, where better to teach table manners or God-forbid, how to hold a spoon? Continue reading
My word: Bully
Bullying, historically, has been a part of the human condition. It has been recorded in literature over the ages, for example, Tom Brown’s School Days (Thomas Hughes) and Lord of the Flies (William Golding). In fiction, the bully invariably is overcome somehow and the meek survive. Continue reading
Book helps give bullies the flick
It’s estimated that one in four kids are now bullied. In an effort to get kids and families talking about bullying, WA author and social worker Marika Spaseska has published the book The Cardboard Girl: Gives Bullying the Flick. “I … Continue reading
School Injuries – Who’s responsible
When a child starts school, they spend most of the next 10 to 12 years of their life out of the care of their parents. Nothing frightens a parent more than the thought that their child is not safe. Nothing … Continue reading