BY DANIEL JUPP There are countless kids these days who will never have a single original thought, and equally will never recognise and respect a worthwhile thought from those older than themselves. They will think themselves clever when they sneer at their ancestors, and think themselves enlightened when they repeat fashionable bigotries. They will be incapable of expressing themselves in anything other than memes and … Continue reading The Drone Generations
BY ALEX STORY After a week away from home, I walk in. Not a sound. I take a few tentative steps into the flat. I open the door to the living room. There in total silence, my four children, each with their own devices, slouch on the sofa. They barely notice me. For a second, a pair of eyes zeroes in on me, only to … Continue reading Live Life to the Full
BY DR PREETI TALWAR The mother and child relationship is paradoxical and in a sense tragic. It requires intense love on the mother’s side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother and become fully independent. There are two times when parenting is the most difficult. When the baby first arrives at home and when the adult just leaves home. … Continue reading Empty Nest
