Tag: Parenting
Why a Family Board Meeting?
When it comes to family meetings, there are many different styles and flavors. Short, long, done once a month or once a week…
Simcha Fisher: Sing, muse of the anger of our children
Kids who think their parents are idiots are sometimes right
One of the great things about having a big family is that somebody is always...
Simcha Fisher: Wisdom gleaned from home improvements
Lately, I have discovered I have a knack for minor home renovations, and by "minor" I mean "the entire household gets turned upside down...
United on Discipline
Parenting and in particular, discipline, is a contentious issue for many couples. Parenting opinions can be deeply engrained and emotionally loaded.
Simcha Fisher: Showing up empty-handed
We were at Mass.
Christmas Mass, in fact; and I felt, as I always do, that we had arrived unprepared. If I only had one...
Simcha Fisher: In which I contract driving madness
Can I tell you about my week? Can I just tell you? To understand what really happened — to truly savour the full robust flavor of the drink I am about to proffer you — you have to understand that, the whole time everything I am about to tell you is going on, I am […]
Navigating troubled waters
By Byron and Francine Pirola
Parenting and in particular, discipline, is a contentious issue for many couples. Parenting opinions can be deeply engrained and emotionally...
Gender Differences: Boy Friendships: Girl Friendships
By Katie Gamboa
In friendships, boys stand shoulder to shoulder looking at something. Whatever that “thing” is–a sport, a game, a topic–is central to the...
Simcha Fisher: Baby teeth
On life, lost teeth and loose floorboards
My daughter finally lost her tooth. It was a relief, that it came out just before the first...
‘How to be a better Dad’, advice from my children
Steven Buhagiar asked his kids how he could improve as a dad, and they didn't hold back
True vulnerability entails an openness to the possibility...
Paul Catalanotto: The domestication of danger
Not everything should be made cute and cuddly
It is time we discuss the elephant in the room, along with the shark, the bear, the...
Council of Catholic School Parents Awards Pre-service Teacher Scholarship
University of Notre Dame Primary Education student Saige Conners was awarded The Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT Scholarship valued at $2,000 to put...
