I am the alpha and the omega, the judge and the jury

Panting with admiration I watched a documentary featuring a father of 12. He stayed so cool, even though havoc surrounded him! So that’s how to do it! I sat on the edge of my couch when he told the audience how he maintained his cool under the pressure of such a big family. His precise…

When my son,  started a new school he had to get up really early. So naturally, I adjusted my alarm clock, so I could be there right beside him. You know, encouraging him, telling him to watch out for traffic and not to stand too close the the edge of the train platform. But did…

It’s a bit of a scary world we live in for us parents of 2018. I often feel like we’re kind of pioneers. We’re on unknown territory. We didn’t grow up in a digital world, but our children do. So how are we supposed to know what’s best, and how do we guide or children…

After reading prof. dr. Manfred Spitzer’s book titled ‘Digitale Demenz‘ I got a bee in my bonnet about the kids spending too much time playing computer games. I found Spitzer unpleasantly convincing when I read his sorry tale, telling me that kids’ brains dumb down if they spend too much time behind a screen. I…

To my delight I discovered a judo class for kids, practically in our street! So I immediately enrolled my son, because I love the way judo teaches them manners. You never know: they might stick, and make my life easier! Because it was his very first lesson I helped him change into his judo suit…