
Reality TV shows: a bit of fun or thriving on a culture of bullying?
It always strikes me as odd, and I guess somewhat disturbing and hypocritical, when I see our morning shows spruiking the “no bullying’ message. They

It always strikes me as odd, and I guess somewhat disturbing and hypocritical, when I see our morning shows spruiking the “no bullying’ message. They

Privacy settings and passwords. Predators, trolls and cyberbulling. Scams and viruses. What goes online stays online. These are just some of the things we have

Do your parents need convincing when it comes to technology? Are you a child who has been asking mum and dad for a new device,

The arrival of the internet some 20 something years ago, presented us with untold changes to the way we live our lives. Much of those

Saying yes to say no? Don’t we make it harder for ourselves if we give in? Of course…..sometimes. Disciplining our children is one of the

Things to avoid doing online? Surely we have a good grip on this stuff by now. Haven’t we all heard the mantras. ‘What goes online

“You are just doing this to annoy me”, “Are you trying to make me miserable?” These are the desperate pleas I heard from a mother

This post is sponsored by TAC but has a really important message…. “Learn to pick your battles”. As a family counsellor and parent educator I

When I started this parenting journey over 14 years ago I probably could have made a few assumptions about parenting, how I was going to

Teaching our kids how to be safe online and instilling good habits and behaviours, is an ongoing process. It is not a one off lecture
Whilst trying to tame the monster of effective parenting and discipline, we have all made a myriad of threats that for whatever reason we have