As calls mount globally to ban social media for children, comprehensive research reveals that screen time accounts for only a tiny fraction of adolescent distress, urging parents…
Inspired by Mary Schmich's famous sunscreen essay, Shaun Read offers an honest, grounded commencement speech for the Class of 2026 on success, failure and staying human.
Turning 18 legally creates an adult, but it does not instantly provide financial independence or stability. When a vulnerable school-goer leaves home, informal community support…
A study across South African high schools reveals that while smartphone distraction has a negligible impact on marks, the deeper toll on attention, relationships, and presence…
A school's approach to Artificial Intelligence is a management test, not a technology one. Discover the five crucial questions parents should ask to evaluate leadership, data…
A new M-Net documentary series, 'Bad Behaviour', delves into South Africa's growing 'troubled teen' industry, questioning the practices of behavioural correction camps and…
Literacy activist and author Madoda Ndlakuse founded Men's Literacy Imbizo to address the absence of fathers in children's educational activities. The initiative encourages men…
Author Moshitadi Lehlomela confronts childhood trauma in Healing the Mother Wound
A gentle, honest guide for tired mamas ready to start 2026 more regulated, intentional and finally included in their own lives
When fiction mirrors fear, even the strongest reader flinches. Medusa is powerful, painful and unforgettable
The absence of fathers affects the development of children and has detrimental consequences for families and society
A new initiative aims to bring hope for South African families to achieve warm, loving and secure homes
Social and economic restrictions for the women of South Africa stubbornly remain
A student wellness consultant gives advice on how to cope with – and overcome – examination anxiety
They learnt violence at home and in society which is marred by inequality and poverty
"Perhaps a feminist deity gave birth to feminist sons so they could raise the sort of men they would have wanted to be surrounded by."
More than three decades into the HIV epidemic, some conversations haven’t become any easier. This is one of them.
Find out which nordic nation radically cut teenage smoking, drinking and drug use and how they did it.
Playtime isn’t just about fun and games – find out why it’s an important part of young children’s development.
Parents and their offspring find it hard to talk openly about sex, but they should.
