Ten Ways to Grow a Happy Child
The first real choice a human baby must make is whether to trust or mistrust other humans. This basic trust-versus-mistrust stage is the first…
My Top 20 Tips for New Parents
1. Be aware that how you were parented is a major factor in your choice of parenting style, one way or another. Whatever advice new parents may get from family,…
The Disadvantages of Time-Out
As concerned parents and educators have become aware of the dangers of physical punishment, time-out has emerged as a popular disciplinary tool. Misbehaving…
Raising Drug-Free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents (a book review)
Published as part of a Raising Drug Free Kids, a Kindred special feature, issue 27, Sept ’08. See also Presence,…
Raising Drug-Free Kids – Presence
The reasons behind drug-use in young people are complex and many. However, escaping from painful feelings is often the…
Know your Drugs
This was published in Kindred, Issue 27, as part of the ‘Raising Drug-Free Kids’ special feature. See also From Harry Potter to Pot by the same author.…
From Harry Potter to Pot
Published as part of ‘Raising Drug-Free Kids’ Sept ’08, Issue 27.
Children are at home in…
Blessing Your Way
Inspired by the Navajo tradition of celebrating a woman’s transition into motherhood, a blessingway is a holistic alternative to a baby shower. Here Jodi Wilson…
Women as a Battlefield
No article of clothing so controversially evokes hostility and revulsion in Western societies as the headscarf, or hijab, worn by many Muslim women.…
What’s in a Cup of Tea for Me?
The mighty cup of tea is something that has been enjoyed across cultures for many years. In China tea has been used as a medicine to…