Sex and Society

It’s often been thought that this is a man’s world, and in most cases this statement is true. Even in today’s society, women are still second class citizens. Many times I have heard of women doing exactly the same job as men, yet men are being paid considerably more, and for what? Read more

Keeping your child safe on the street

Allowing your kids to be alone outside is an important part of their development but also a big cause of worry for parents.

Street safety

Make sure your child knows his full name, address and telephone number. Read more

Are they growing up too fast?

Like it or not, our children are growing up in a far more sophisticated and complex world than we did. This has its advantages. They will have more opportunities and choices than you ever had. However, it can create problems too. Read more

Great Britain flag, the Union Jack

Great Britain flag, the Union Jack - The flag was originally a union of the Scottish (A white diagonal cross on blue background) and English flags (A red non-diagonal cross on a white background). However the word Union comes from the fact that Britain was (and still is) a union of a number of countries (then 2 (well 3 if you count wales, which apparently, they didn’t now 4 (we’re nicer to the Welsh now)). Read more

Don’t tar all youngsters with the same brush, Mischeif Night

When did our Mischief Night become an excuse for young people to throw rocks and stones at windows, instead of eggs and balloons filled with random contents?

On the night of Sunday, November 4, aka “Mischief Night”, my family’s window was smashed by youths. I saw them running away. Read more