Are teachers letting our children down, because they’re not really teaching anymore, but merely hitting targets?
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My boy turned 15, here’s his life so far in 6 minutes
What to give a teenager on his landmark 15th birthday? We decided on a video album of his life so far!
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No pigeonholes please, I’m not of a feather
When I was a kid my parents told me that I was unique, different and better. They lied. Of course they did.
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I need parents’ evening therapy!
Are we good parents? Are we bad parents? Are we neglectful, are we too intense? Are we lax, or are we too strict?
Goodbye Father
Regret, guilt, grief, disbelief, longing, confusion and relief – trying to make sense of loss
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Happy birthday little Leena-pie!
In 1999 my wife was expecting our first child, and I had a name ready and waiting: ‘Leena’. It means ‘tender’ and also ‘devoted one’. Of course fate likes to have a bit of a laugh with you, and with the arrival of the new millennium came a surprise. Out popped a boy, not a girl. I didn’t have a boy name ready. So my sister named him Junaid.
