Monthly Archive:: October 2013

Exhausted by parenting? It’s all your own fault

Family life need not be such a grind, according to Jennifer Senior, the author of a book for burnt-out parents We’re meant to sacrifice ourselves for our children, aren’t we? It’s what good parents do, deriving their happiness from securing theirs. Yet a new book creating a buzz among burnt-out American parents asks not just [&hellip

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Teenagers online: a crash course for the clueless parent

A study this week found many parents have no idea how to guide or keep their children safe on the internet. Here’s how I confess, I don’t know my Tumblr from my Flickr, declare video games a bore and have resisted an online presence. I’m a typically ignorant parent; a cyber-snob. I have three sons [&hellip

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