Teaching kids sea safety
Children love the beach and can spend hours happily playing in rock pools, investigating the sea life. But while most pools are filled with seaweed and sea snails, there can also be creatures lurking under those rocks that could harm your child.
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Getting your child outside
One of the problems with the rise of the electronic age is that our kids have become used to letting TV and computers entertain them instead of finding things to do outdoors. Many of us still remember being told to “go outside and find something to do” but we are ... More
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Agony Aunt: Friends forever
Friendships can be for life, if you are lucky. But sometimes you need a bit of give and take to let each other grow in different directions and make choices each of you might not necessarily agree with. More
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No more nightmares
Usually nightmares happen for no reason, but sometimes they can be the result of some sort of change or stress in your child’s life that may have unsettled them, such as moving house, changing schools or the arrival of a new sibling. Here are some tips for helping your child ... More
My son's circumcision agony
The terrified screams of her little boy from behind the closed door of a doctor’s surgery tore through Salma Khan’s* heart. It was supposed to ... More
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Over the Teacups
My young granddaughter was staying with me overnight and in the morning, I went into her room wearing my favourite fluffy pink housecoat. “Grandma,” she said, “you look just like Madame Butterfly!” Surprised, I said, “How do you know about Madame Butterfly?” She replied, “It’s the name of our school pig.” As you can imagine, I was a little despondent about this.
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