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She wanted a monkey so we did what any sane parents would do, we bought a goldfish. I explained to my daughter that the two had a lot of similarities, and thankfully she didn’t ask for elaboration. I thought fish would be easy, but there were moments...

My seven-year-old came home with an assignment to “discuss inspiration and who inspires us”. So we began talking. First he had to understand what being inspired even means. The dictionary offers little in the way of definition, so we looked to examp...

Having a world of tools in our toolbox doesn’t get the picture hung — we need to actually use them. “I know what I have to do … to feel better/lose weight/quit a habit/make that promotion/get a date/turn things around ... but I’m just not doing it.” ...

I pointed to the word “no” on a sign at the Botanical Gardens. My four-year-old daughter frowned and said: “Cut it out mummy!” I told myself she was too young. A year later, she was even more resistant to reading the same sign. In primary one, readi...

A weekend of chocolate hearts and flowers? Mine, not so much. I’ve always equated Valentine’s Day with New Year’s, a day laden with expectation, therefore likely to disappoint. This year, though, it just sailed by unnoticed. What did thrill my heart...

Dear Dr Nekia, I know that this may be a bit off topic for this column but what would you say is the biggest failure of our education system? I have a son who is doing better in school now that he is on a low dose ADHD medication but I notice that h...

CAREER COACH by Joyce Russell Have you ever worked some place where one day you just didn’t want to go into the office? You just didn’t feel the “fun” in it anymore? Some folks will tell you this is much more commonplace than you might think. Others ...