Contact changeover – the handing over of a child or children by one parent to the other – is often difficult and awkward, even in situations where the separation has been relatively amicable. When a child is handed from one parent to the other and...
Kate Gorringe-Smith decides that it is best to guide children through tough times rather than trying to shield them from them. I knew things were bad, but I still didn’t expect to find my daughter sitting alone at lunchtime, crying. We’d been back in Australia less than...
Dr Gordon Tait argues that although the diagnosis of a behaviour disorder offers parents a way of making sense of a child’s conduct, more attention needs to be paid to the issue of accountability. ...
Daniel Donahoo argues that in idealising the concept of childhood, our culture fails to recognise the diversity and potential of children. Of course our children are amazing and wonderful. But they can also be frustrating, demanding, grubby, noisy and confronting. And they are supposed to be,...
Graphic scenes on television in recent times, showing homes crammed floor-to-ceiling with an astonishing amount of stuff is known now as a mental illness. Bronwyn Coulter explains how problems accumulated when she was growing up in a house of hoarders. I grew up in a house...
These mini meatball subs from Donna Hay make a great change if you are looking for something simple and different for the kids for dinner. Better still you can freeze them for later. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 brown onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed ...
Klay Lamprell draws attention to the issue of discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace. “While direct discrimination is worrying enough, the greater problem involves indirect or covert discrimination, which forces women to resign” A pregnant woman had to sit on a bin after her employer wouldn’t...
“No Daddy, you don’t understand. If I have a two dollar and a one dollar they’ll let me have anything. Not just what Mummy says I can have...
Heather Renton hopes that medical cannabis will prove to be an effective therapeutic treatment, where other medication has failed for her daughter, Rebecca. Why my 12-year-old child is involved in a medical cannabis trial Most mornings I feel like I have run a marathon before I...
Although romance is the most popular genre of books for adults, the mystery comes second and it starts with the young reader. Reviewing books for older young readers often takes more time as they have many more pages than picture books! These books reviewed (with...
