My invisible friend Pickabob
Growing up, until I was five anyway, my family and I lived in a small…
Monthly Archives: February, 2017
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The last time
I walk my dog every morning. This morning I saw a man walking up the…
Emotional first aid for children
As I write, smoke is swirling around homes in Canterbury and in Hawke’s Bay. It…
Routine inspection
Hannah Dickson spends an hour with Diane Levy I love stationery. I love the potential…
How to raise an entrepreneur
Once, long ago, career paths were simple. You did what your parents did, or you…
Good parenting isn’t harsh parenting
Strict, harsh parenting seems to get great results. You say jump and they jump. But…
Your kids: are they rhubarb or beans?
For a long time I thought that parents shaped their children. I believed that we coached,…
Keeping children safe from predators
There are problems I wish didn’t exist, but they do. For example, predators and paedophiles.…