Do you remember those road safety films we were shown as young school children? I recall watching such a film at primary school one day and then heading home to tell my younger sister all about it....
A playschool teacher in Mexico was hailed as a hero last year when she ordered the children in her classroom to lie on the floor and sing a Barney song as bursts of gunfire erupted outside their...
I enjoy the quirky aspects of life. I guess that’s why stumbling upon Jessica Hagy’s quirky perspective on Forbes.com made my day. Jessica is an artist and writer, best known for her...
I have an old photo on my fridge. My daughter is grinning broadly for the camera, with her tiny legs hardly reaching the edge of the couch. I have one arm protectively draped around her and the other...
My favourite memory from this December holiday in KwaZulu-Natal is the glorious smile on my daughter’s face as she caught waves on her boogie board. We have stunning beaches in Cape Town, but...
I’m headed for the warm waters of the KwaZulu-Natal coast for the Christmas holidays where my parents have retired to the coastal village I used to frequent as a child. My family was fortunate...
I visited the annual Red Cross Children’s Hospital Harley Davidson Christmas Party for the Oncology Ward on 25 November 2011. Each year, around 50 burly Harley Davidson bikers visit the...
I suspect my father thought I was wasting my time – and pocket money – reading comics. I mean, what on earth can one learn from Spider-Man, other than don’t get bitten by a...
I informed my daughter that in the US, one in three teenage deaths is caused by motor vehicle accidents, and most of these are caused by the abuse of alcohol. She had a disturbing fact of her own in...
The movie Trust dramatises internet sex crime. It’s about 14-year-old Annie who embarks on an online relationship with someone she assumes is 16. When she eventually meets him face to face, she...