Contemplations

Cyber (and other) bullying. Why you don’t have to take things personally

When you are cyber bullied, you feel violated, angry and betrayed. Your feelings are you feelings and that’s a fact. After a ‘reasonable’ amount of time, anything between one minute and a few days, but the sooner the better, you have to ask yourself the question, ‘What am I going to do now?’ ‘What’s my …

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The Tenth Commandment

Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc connect people in ways that could never have been imagined even 20 years ago. Whilst these human connections are to be welcomed and embraced, there is a downside. It is that people are inundated with tales of others’ successes, achievements, holidays, possessions, number of likes, etc. We are continually faced …

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Sexting – Considerations for (mainly) girls in a highly sexualised world

I have been greatly concerned by a recent article in the press about a girl who was asked eleven times by boys to send them nude pictures. I have three teenage granddaughters who could easily have been that girl. Hence today’s blog. If it hasn’t already happened you will be subjected to requests to send …

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