Picture this.
You're at a family barbecue. Your toddler doesn't want to hug Grandpa goodbye, and you say, gently, "That's okay, you don't have to." Grandpa laughs it off, but you catch the look. The one that says soft parents raising soft kids. Later, over dinner, someone mentions your daughter "tal...
A few parents have come to me recently with a version of a similar story.
A grandparent giving their grandchild a treat, one they know will spoil dinner and says, "this is just our little secret."
A child’s teacher has personal opinions about a topic that they know parents might find upsetting and s...
 What to say when the adults you love are modelling the exact behaviours that put children at risk.
I want to talk about something that doesn’t get said enough.
The behaviours we most commonly associate with grooming and child sexual abuse - the testing of boundaries, the forced physical affection...
Grandparents hold a special kind of magic in a child’s world - they’re the storytellers, the biscuit-bringers, the soft landing when life feels hard. They’ve lived through decades of change and with that comes wisdom, love and a deep desire to protect the little ones who light up their lives.
But t...
