It is the common theme running through conversations I have with my friends who are mothers – many are exhausted, trying to find the work/life balance and determined to do the best for their children and families. I am beginning to think we are setting the bar too high. The glow has gone from their… Continue Reading
In my post, Where the wild things are I wrote about the worrying fact that teenagers between the age of 15 and 19 are Australia’s most violent people, with boys making up 90 per cent of this figure. I questioned if we were doing the best we could to bring up our boys and how our culture could better… Continue Reading
In my day job, I have the great pleasure of meeting people from all walks of life. I meet politicians, homeless, actors, addicted, famous football players, bankers, lawyers, street dwellers, eccentrics, people living with a mental illness and many more. I share their heartwarming and heart wrenching moments and stories. I met Barry a few… Continue Reading
Teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 are the most violent people in Australia. Age 17 is the worst for acts of bashings, robberies and abductions. And 90 per cent of these crimes are committed by boys. It is believed, the three major contributors to teenage violence are increased prevalence of violent electronic games,… Continue Reading
My daughter is in Year 3 and had to choose a topic to write a three-minute speech on from a list of Australian history questions on topics such as the suffragettes, convicts, WWII and the Aboriginals. She choose ‘What has changed in Aboriginal’s history over the past 200 years?’. Given she has heard numerous conversations… Continue Reading
Why is it OK in 2014 to have the same process of education, same teaching models and same practice as was invented in the 18th Century. My grandmother is 87 and her educational experience closely resembles that of my 7 year olds. There is some shift in children not having empty head to fill and… Continue Reading