Why I think kids ARE becoming addicted to technology – & why as parents it’s child abuse NOT to put boundaries around their use.
“It’s not a drug, but it may as well be”: Expert opinions on whether kids are addicted to tech. Most people associate the word “addiction” with problems like gambling, alcoholism or drug abuse. But look at a child bent intently over the electric-blue glow of a smartphone, and it’s hard not to wonder whether we […]
Do you think you should charge your adult kids rent?
Here’s a question I’m asked a lot. “Is it fair to charge our son rent?” I’m on Eamonn Holmes talkRADIO Show at 6.30 discussing charging adult kids rent as more and more adult children are coming back home to live as they try and save up for a home of their own. But do you […]
Did you know that at any given moment half a million children across the UK are unhappy ?
As you know my new book, “Parenting Made Easy – How To Raise Happy Children” comes out in April and I was shocked and really saddened to read that according to the The Children’s Society half a million children across the UK are unhappy. I am speaking on BBC Radio Tees at 7.45 discussing this […]