Parents and children
All the research tells us, and all school teachers know, that most of the issues children have are simply echoes of their parent’s issues. Of course, no parent wants to hear that. PICTURE: Piron Guillaume/Unsplash Why? Because faced with our faults, we feel shame – and shame shuts us down. What a terrible catch-22. How […]
Technology…or behaviour?
My daughter pointed out to me that in virtually all books written before the Industrial Revolution that imagine future time-travel, none of them imagine technological improvement. Rather they look at future human behaviour. PICTURE: Ales Nesetril/Unsplash. Technological improvements were inconceivable before the industrial revolution, now they are the focus of almost all future discussion. And behaviour is […]
This Life: Christ-like behaviour reveals your identity
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, says our actions reveal much about who we are…
Own or justify?
Own or justify? When it comes to your behaviour, do you own it? Or do you justify it? PICTURE: Caleb George/Unsplash It’s easy when we’re confronted with our behaviour – whether it’s our reaction to something, whether we’ve done something wrong or neglected something – to justify our behaviour. To come up with all sorts of […]
Essay: Children need attention, not addiction
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER reflects on growing concerns over the use of drugs to “medicate” children’s behaviour in the UK…