My second great granduncle, Arthur Bramah Diplock, outside his shop in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. How has lockdown been for you?My last blog post was a diary of my family's aborted trip to Morocco. It didn't make sense to write a traveller's guide (as I did with Madeira and Wales) because our trip was, within the first few days, rather more of an adventure … [Read more...] about My family history research led to some truly surprising revelations
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Natural parenting and why it is essential for the planet
Children are not our moral and intellectual inferiors. They deserve respect, just as much as adults do. And yet, so often they are verbally abused, denigrated, cursed at, chivvied, harassed and intimidated, usually by the very people who should be their greatest source of strength, encouragement and enlightenment – their parents, their carers and their teachers. Children are … [Read more...] about Natural parenting and why it is essential for the planet