Tether yourself
(The enlightening talk parents aren’t having can keep teens from a damaging drift)
I PURCHASED A SMARTPHONE for my daughter Natalie when she began participating in a massive year-round ...
More than just 'The Talk'
Teaching our kids about sex
THERE ARE FEW SUBJECTS that make parents' palms sweat (and kids’ eyes roll) more than ‘That Subject’. (You know the one we mean? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink?) We’re so awkward about sex or ‘the birds & bees’ or ‘hanky-panky’ or ‘making whoopie’ … that it seems easier to tell our kids they were sweet surprises from the cabbage patch, or delightful deliveries from the stork, rather than give them the proper information.
But our kids need us to be honest with them. And we need to be brave enough to have these conversations – so our kids can hear the facts from us (before Jono or Bella in the playground give them misinformation that’s laughable or downright dangerous). So how do we do that? How do we survive these tricky chats with our dignity (and our kids’ eyeballs) intact?
Well, who better to turn to for advice than Saleema Noon – Canadian sexual-health educator and recent co-author (along with Meg Hickling, ‘body science’ instructor) of a new book: Talk Sex Today …
Issue 1 2020
FEATURED ARTICLES
Brain-Science for Dummies
The Early Years
NATHAN WALLIS IS OFTEN ASKED how he got his start on the road to becoming what he is today: a developmental ...
Only a surfer knows the feeling
Wild NZ
“I JUST WANTED SURFERS TO FEEL SPECIAL; to realise that we were the luckiest people in the world! And that was the ...
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Back Chat
Lucky Last?
GRANDKIDS ARE FUNNY, and I’ve often laughed myself sick over things mine have done. But one Thursday many years ...
Going Places
Fairytale castles from days of yore
ONCE UPON A LONG TIME AGO, in a country too far away, knights in shining armour roamed hither and yon – engaging ...
Home Sweet Home
How to be a model citizen
MODEL CITIZENS FORWARD mail to the previous occupants of their house for 17 years after they’ve moved. They ...
The Crispy Bits
School
I AM A TIME TRAVELLER. I haven’t found ‘reverse’ yet but I’m rocketing forwards into the future at an amazing ...
The Fast Low-Carb Kickstart Plan
Ras-el-hanout Chook with Chilli and Lime Yoghurt PLUS Choc Peanut Butter Pudding
THE FAST LOW-CARB KICKSTART PLAN combines a delicious, low-carb eating plan with powerful intermittent fasting in ...
Pick of the Bunch
Cowboys & Fishermen
COWBOY JUSTICE
A cowboy rode into town and stopped at the saloon for a drink. Unfortunately, the locals always ...
You Ain’t Gonna Believe This!
Fun facts that'll blow your mind!
Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump. (Which is probably a good thing …)
In Alaska, it’s illegal to ...
Stillpoint
Reckless Abandon
WHEN YOU’RE A KID, YOU colour with reckless abandon. You colour outside the lines. You colour however you feel: ...