Category: Parenting

  • Slang Wars

    Slang Wars

    I painstakingly wrote the perfect message to my 12-year-old: a masterpiece of modern parenting. Gentle reminders, life lessons, open-ended questions – I had it all. Hit send, feeling smug. Then came the reply that shattered my millennial ego.

  • Siri, Alexa, ChatGPT: The New-Age Parenting Conundrum

    Siri, Alexa, ChatGPT: The New-Age Parenting Conundrum

    Welcome to the brave new world when our children are turning to AI for emotional support.

  • The Parenting Imbalance Conundrum

    The Parenting Imbalance Conundrum

    It is likely that when you read this, it may sound like parents from generations previous didn’t really care much about kids. No, they did. But the evolution of parenting has made one thing clear. There’s a clear imbalance in the style of parenting these days.

  • A roll of the dice

    A roll of the dice

    They say a lot of things can happen over coffee. But I say a lot more things can happen over a roll of the dice on family game night.

  • Learning to Dad

    Learning to Dad

    After six years as a parent, you’d think that I’ve got this ‘parenting’ thing sorted. But, as I discover – with rather alarming frequency – you never quite have it all figured out.

  • Parenting Gen : Alpha

    Parenting Gen : Alpha

    While my parenting experience is in no way exhaustive, I’ve come to the conclusion that parenting this new generation of ‘alpha’ children is more complex than expected.