‘Overdoing’ it in parenting – to our children’s detriment
What has happened in the past 20 years or so that has led us to a state of such an overinflated and inappropriate sense of entitlement, particularly regarding our children? We are ...
What has happened in the past 20 years or so that has led us to a state of such an overinflated and inappropriate sense of entitlement, particularly regarding our children? We are ...
In Disney’s Frozen, the eternal optimist Anna displays remarkable resilience in the face of sisterly separation, danger, a perpetual winter and talking snowmen. She persists desp...
It was obvious at a young age that Michael had a flare for chess. He was playing with his friends after school and in the school chess club, before his parents arranged for him to ...
When Ms Bongailas was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease six years ago, her son, Martin, decided to retire early to care for her. Martin supports her with personal care (he even ...
Through the Aged Care Act and associated national legislation, there is comprehensive regulation, pricing and funding systems, as well as comprehensive quality and complaints frame...
It is a strange irony that in this information age, some really important basic information has been lost. This impacts on a parent’s ability to raise children who thrive – who...
Recently, astrophysicist and scientific communicator extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson had a speaking engagement during which an eight-year-old girl named Lois asked him if there ...
Instead of the twee ballet piece I was expecting, my daughter (still in pigtails, no less) proceeded to bump and grind something that wouldn’t look out of place in a 50 Cent ...