Do children need to play computer games?
Last week my irritation with screen-based computer games came to a head. It’s not been the greatest summer weather-wise and poor weather always spells a more lenient attitude to screen-time in our house. But what bothered me last week wasn’t the fact that my son and daughter play these games, but merely the fact that […]
Letting children test their limits
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence Henri F. Amiel, Swiss philosopher and poet (1821 – 1881) Where are all our children gone? Last week I began to feel like I was in Vulgaria from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – a land where children are forbidden. It used […]