Talking Childwise

Picture your 8-year-old behind the wheel, cruising down Tower Road in Sliema. A cigarette in one hand. The other waving to his friends on their scooters.

Ridiculous, right?

We would never see this. ...

Meltdowns. We've all been through them. And if we're being real, we've sometimes melted down right alongside our kids.

So let's talk about why telling them to "calm down" never works.

When was the l...

Was I too harsh? Too soft? Did I handle that the right way, or should I have done something different?

Every parent I meet has asked themselves these questions. I have too…. Lying in bed awake at 1am...

How much screen time is too much? Is zero the goal?

Let's ask the same question about sugar. How much sugar is okay? None at all is often the goal. But let's be realistic. Most of us give in to the i...