Parenting
Is it time for a parenting license?
I wonder how long we have to wait before we get a serious debate in this country about parenting and whether or not every person who wants to, should be allowed to have children.
One of the most important vocations in life is parenting. For one reason above all others - that it affects other people.
Having […]
Smacking could help create bullies bashers
By Fay Burstin
SMACKING naughty children could help create schoolyard bullies and wife-beaters and should be outlawed, a former judge said.
Retired Family Court chief justice Alastair Nicholson said his own courtroom experiences backed research linking punishment with soaring rates of street and domestic violence and playground and cyber-bullying.
“If a child’s parents treat him or her abusively […]
Mummy it hurts - helping your child cope with pain.
Parenting - Life & Style Home - theage.com.au
Honesty and preparation are the best approaches when helping your child cope with pain.
At 14 months, my daughter contracted a serious illness and was hospitalised for six weeks. She had frequent blood tests, intravenous cannulas inserted and other painful and uncomfortable procedures.
The medical staff at the Sydney Children’s […]
The party comes first
Parenting - Life & Style Home - theage.com.au
Forget what the kids want - your primary mission is to look good in front of other parents.
The delusion that children’s parties have anything to do with the child leaves you early on, when you first see a large group of one-year-olds strapped into seats around a kitchen […]