Tag: Family

My friend Tracy were divided in our views on the second Mary Poppins film, a couple of years back. She loved it, whereas I...

“Can we have a pet?” It’s one of those refrains dreaded by so many parents. Often closely followed by: “I’ll look after it, you...

A vivid memory from my childhood involves trying to recreate John Travolta’s moves to the Bee Gees’ You Should Be Dancing (from the movie...

I've never really thought about limiting screen time until a few days ago, when I was sitting on the living room floor building a...

You might want to teach your children empathy. But sometimes they do it for you. Take this example. A little boy was hunched on the restaurant...

When a major crime story breaks and you see the police officer heading up the inquiry on television – giving an update or...

When my son, Braden, graduated last year it was one of the most emotional days of my life. One that, at various...

There was no suggestion anything was wrong. We already had two boys, and my latest pregnancy had gone pretty much perfectly. So on December...

Do you ever look back at those hazy days before the kids came along, when you could please yourselves? When life didn’t revolve around...

I used to hate that work kept me away from home for a couple of nights each week, but I welcome it now. My...