Category: Change moments
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I’m not a real person yet, but I’m getting there
The tough thing about adulthood is not just living up to your own wild ambitions, but trying to match the hopes and expectations of others. Your parents, especially. But how can you be a real person, when you’re trying to be the person other people want you to be? You just have to keep your…
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It’s time to have that talk with your kids about sex
Forget about the birds and the bees. Forget about the stork. You need to talk to your kids about sex and sexuality, however tough the conversation may seem. By Dorothy Black
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7 Things I wish I could tell my teenage self about life & work
What if you could go back in time, knowing what you know now, and take your 18-year-old self out for a drink and a good talking to about the way the world of work is changing, and the way it would change your life? By Sam Wilson
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Hey parents, stop snooping on your children online!
You may think have a right and a duty, as a concerned parent, to peek into your children’s social lives by accessing their online status updates, chat streams, and text messages. Please don’t, says Raphael Bromilow, 17. His mom, Joy, adds her thoughts to the big debate below.
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Memories Are Made of Us
There’s more to keeping track of your life than selfies and status updates. The childhood years fly so swiftly by, that parents need to make a conscious effort to savour the moments that will one day be worth remembering. By Cath Jenkin
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Hooray! I’m free from freelancing at last
Yes, freelancing is a wonderful, flexible lifestyle that puts you in charge of your own destiny. But in these tough times, it’s even nicer to know, when you’re once again gainfully employed in the full-time economy, that month-end means money in the bank, and weekends mean the luxury of time to unwind. By Mandy Collins
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5 Powerful ways to celebrate womanhood this Women’s Day
Forget Sisterhood. Forget pink-hued, feel-good marketing campaigns. Forget movie stereotypes, lifestage-cliches, and the patriarchal clap-trap of divide-and-conquer. This Women’s Day, says Sam Wilson, let’s celebrate the real strength and collective power of womanhood.