I forgave my parents
"Is just a clean heart did it, a clean heart," says Joseph Bright (name changed), who has made it a principle in life not to harbour envious or bitter feelings towards other people.To look at his always cheerful face, one would think that his childhood...
Guests drop in
When the guest editors knocked heads for this issue of Outlook on March 28, the subject of gender-based violence, raised by Dr. Leith Dunn, senior lecturer and head of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies, Mona campus unit, since April last year...
Spare the rod?
SPARE THE rod and spoil the child, so the adage goes. But in Jamaica, many parents and guardians still wield the strap, and fists, to get their children in line.
Do it differently - Discipline with love
Are we abusing our children, leaving permanent scars on their bodies and in their minds?Rochelle Davis, M.Sc., clinical psychologist and associate counsellor at Family Life Ministries, states that, based on her experiences in clinical work, children are...
Demonising dads - What does this often-heard warning say about mothers' ineffectiveness?
For some reason, children react more quickly to the discipline of dad, and so mothers have turned to this parent as the family disciplinarian.
Do-it-yourself tips
What to do when you just can't get a professional for those minor repairs, like the toilet backing up, the sink that won't drain, and a leaky roof that sends you scurrying for a bucket or an umbrella inside the house, everytime...
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