Hard-working Congo man remembers
I looked at him and I saw it instantaneously. Black Africa stared back at me from Guy Lawrence's face. I felt like I had known him all my life, but we had just met. His countenance squealed déjà vu, and his voice was oh so familiar...

Separation, depression and raising a family
Q. I have two children, a girl who is 12 years old and a boy who is 10. I have been separated from my husband and their father for almost four years. I did not talk to them about what I was going through and did a very good job of hiding my pain and suffering....

My teenage nephew is smoking ganja
Sophia James*is one of the guardians of her 13-year-old nephew who has been smoking ganja on and off since age nine. He is so antisocial that they have to 'corner' him to get him to listen to their reprimand about the dangerous path he treads. And even when they...

Parenting seminars to highlight crimes by and against children
As the nation tries to grapple with the number of children who have been the victims or perpetrators of violent crimes, Churches Cooperative Credit Union (CCCU) has joined forces with Youth Opportunities Unlimited to host a series of seminars...

Final preparations before labour
Goodness knows, there are a multitude of things that need to be prepared for the arrival of a baby. However, you don't want to be washing linen and clothes nor sterilising breast pumps and bottles too early.