It’s My Party – Planning a child-friendly celebration
Your stomach groans audibly as you watch your two-year-old inhale his third cup of radioactive-looking green jelly, slurping it from the…
In Search of a Good Man
An interview with Clive Chabrier
Q. Do you have a sense of the kind of man you would like to be as you grow older?…
Ayurvedic Medicine
I love Ayurvedic medicine. I have worked for many years as a naturopath with good results, but once I started to incorporate Ayurvedic understandings into my…
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…