During the Covid-19 crisis parents and children alike find themselves at home. Many parents are working remotely for the first time and they are also now with their children 24/7 and having to take a more active role in their [...]
Is everything feeling surreal to you? I have this feeling of uneasiness and I sense a palpable fear, mine and everyone else's. It has been a week of non-stop media interviews, helping individuals and families adapt to working from home, [...]
Credit: Annie Two Cents - Instagram: @AnnieTwoCents #Ihavenowords has been my overriding feeling over the past few days since Nene's senseless and tragic death (symbolic of so many others that go unnoticed or unreported); the xenophobic attacks; the [...]
Do you know what STEM Toys and Games are? STEM toys and games stimulate a child’s curiosity, thinking and learning about science, technology, engineering and maths. Encourage playful discovery through experimentation. Up their tech skills with robotics, gaming and drones. [...]
Sometimes you come across a word you have never heard before. Today, 'bricolage', is that word for me, although the concept is stands for is not new to me at all. Bricolage can be used in many fields of endeavour [...]
While we share three drives with other primates - the need for food, shelter and sex, there is one key differentiator and that is a human being's ability to wonder why and ask questions. Around the time our children turn [...]
While I strongly believe in being emotionally present and showing up for your children, in our busy, multi-tasking lives today we have to find creative ways of doing this on the run, without committing self-sacrifice in the process. While all [...]
Mandela Day, community service and volunteerism is all about human dignity. We need to teach our children about human dignity, which includes respecting other people, appreciating what you have and that others don't necessarily have as much as you do. [...]
With the fast-changing world of work, our children are likely to experience guaranteed periods of unemployment in their working lives for various reasons including: Jobs becoming obsolete due to disruptive technology such as artificial intelligence and robots The rise of [...]
When families go back to school at the beginning of each academic year, it's about new beginnings and getting back to routine or what we term as 'normal'. It's also characterised by lots of change: New school New classroom New [...]