LIFE NOTES
Small Changes
Practical, everyday writing on coping, parenting, and the things that wear people down.
No jargon, no big promises – just small things that tend to help, from someone who does this work for a living.
Everyday Wellbeing
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How to respond to bullying
My Child Is Being Bullied. How Should I Handle It? A parent asks… “It’s a normal part of growing up.” “We all went through it.” “It’ll teach him to be a man.” These lines come up again and again — and every one of them is wrong. There is nothing normal about bullying. The fact…
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Discipline in schools… why is it all gone?
Discipline in Schools — Where Did It Go? “Since we are no longer allowed to discipline children in schools, everything is falling apart.” It is an argument that surfaces often — in staffrooms, at parent meetings, and repeatedly on social media. It usually refers to the abolishment of corporal punishment in South African schools and…