Parenting Perspective, Saftey, Whatever
When Mr 16 initially obtained his driver’s permit in April this year I may have poured myself two drinks – one celebrating this significant rite of passage and the other as Dutch Courage, in preparation for one hundred learning hours on the road that lay...
Parenting Perspective, Whatever
in 1981, I was given my very own in-bedroom portable TV. I was in Grade 8 and 13 years old at the time. Spoilt much? Possibly, but also it’s likely to have been a very calculated attempt by my parents to separate a whiny, whingey teen girl from the younger...
Parenting Perspective, Whatever
Last night, I was listening to something or other on Youtube by an interesting youth worker based in the USA. If you’ve time for googling today, her name is Sky Kooyman and she mentors youth through the performing arts. She’s young, hip and looks to not...
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...
Education, Parenting Perspective, Whatever
I know every Mum laments the all-too quick passing of years, but seriously, last week in one sudden swoop my first born turned 16 and became a learner driver. These two milestones combined to prove a slap of reality for this Mum who, despite being cough …. shhhh...
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...
