The collective thuds echo around the country as our children walk into their homes, slide their bags across the floor and kick off their shoes. The last remaining buttons popping off as they yank their…
Well if that’s not a headline grabber I don’t know what is. I’ll explain…. We are in the home straight. One week to go before schools out for summer (i wrote about a previous summer…
Mornings with school aged children are fun, effortless and generally uneventful.…….said no parent ever. Despite the riots that may have occurred the night before I try and start each morning with a clean slate. It’s…
630pm Sunday night I’m in the shower. “Dad where’s my iPad I need to do homework.” I open my eyes letting the soap seep in. The burning sensation offsetting the immense pain I feel from…
As schools around the world come to a parental-shattering shut down, teachers around the Southern Hemisphere rejoice. They throw off their collective robes, swat away the last remaining clingers, dance their way to the Xmas…
Thud. Thud. Bang. Thud. Thud. Crash. Silence. Thud. Silence. Thud. Thud. Thud. First thing in the morning. Last thing at night. Walking. Talking. Getting into a car. Out of a car. Up stairs, down stairs….
Tears, tantrums and an alarming wave of separation anxiety. This was just the vibe coming from the parents as the children boarded the bus. This morning my eldest went on school camp. Max is 8…
In Australia it is our summer holidays. We are currently into week 6 of an approx. 8 week school holiday. There is no beating around the bush. At this point in time I want to…
It is half past 2 and I think I hear the patter, Here we go again, whatever is the matter? You are in your own room, it’s always what you wanted, Now you come and tell…
Rob Harris