The Harvard based psychology professor, Steven Pinker, in his life-changing book entitled The Better Angels of our Nature makes a powerful argument for the fact that, contrary to popular belief, humankind has become less violent over the millennia and decades. This is consistent with our concern in the 21st century for the rights of babies

Johannesburg-based Imago Relationship and Parenting Therapist, Lome Koekemoer, has this to say about parenting in the age of technology: \”When we grow up, we learn a great deal about problem solving through play, and games that incorporate interpersonal interactions. We learn about exploration, our own identities, our own competence and problem resolution. Though digital technology

The effects of sexual abuse on a child are very serious and they can last a lifetime. It is devastating for parents to discover that their child has been abused, and even more devastating for the child. An expert who specializes in working with child sexual abuse once told me that the symptoms in the

Parents often have concerns that modern technology could be harmful to children. For those of us who did not grow up with computers, it can be really hard to watch our kids sitting for hours – on a beautiful day – glued to the ipad, the blackberry or some mindlessly repetitive computer game. The reality

I attended a really interesting lecture recently at the Western Cape Association of Infant Mental Health. Pam Versfeld is a physiotherapist who works a lot with babies and children who are not managing in their bodies as well as expected. What I found so useful about her talk from a psychological perspective is that she

I have just read the famously controversial book by Amy Chua called, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. The author and tiger mother is from a strict, Chinese immigrant background, and is now living in the USA. She discusses in her book how she spent hours and hours with her two children every day, ‘helping

When two parents speak different languages – for example, one parent is French and the other is English – it can be confusing to decide which language to use when talking to your child. Speech and language development can be tricky for some young children and learning more than one language early on at the

Making mistakes is the price you pay for knowledge Anonymous   Knowledge about babies and children comes less from parenting books and much more from personal experience. As parents, we can learn so much from our mistakes. It’s often very hard to cope after having your first child because you haven’t yet had the benefit