We all need a full stop at the end of the day, a signal that the day is done and it’s time to relax and unwind. Unfortunately, one of the negative side-effects of electricity and connectivity is that we have overcome the “limitations” of nature. We can go beyond natural rhythms and cycles of […]
This must be one of the statements I’ve come across that best describes the world of the world of work our children will enter in the years to come. Approximately 60% of the jobs they will do have not yet been invented and many of the jobs and skills in the world of work […]
In the technological world every child has the digital potential to become many different things online. As parents, we need to be awake to the fact that life today consists of both real life and virtual life. Whether your child is naughty or nice, trustworthy or a boundary pusher, a leader or a follower, becoming […]
You’re off to the shops and you tell yourself, “Don’t forget to buy…..”, and of course you forget because it wasn’t written down on your list. Or you can’t recall the name of the person who has just been introduced to you (my Achilles Heel!), or, when you need to remember your child’s cellphone […]
We’ve all heard Gary Player’s famous quote: “The more I practise, the luckier I get!” and how often do we say to our children, “practice makes perfect”? It’s because inherently we know that this is true for most things in life. But practice takes discipline and determination and sometimes breaking through resistance.
