The Parent Squad

You always hear stories about the different ways a person's childhood has had an ongoing impact throughout their life.
There are some horrible stories out there, but it could even just be the way your parents would cook growing up, or how the way they would react to you relaxing results in habits that follow you into adulthood.
So at the end of the day, are we all doomed to mess up our children in one way or another?
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It's school holidays, and boredom is setting in...
While it can send parents into a bit of a spiral hearing their children complain about how bored they are all day long - being bored is one of those skills we all need to learn at some point.
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Our children are becoming increasingly involved in politics and current events, and they're getting involved younger and younger.
We want to support their interests, but the news can get pretty dark, and these kinds of events or protests always come with a risk of danger.
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Social media giants Meta and YouTube have been found liable for deliberately designing their platforms to be addictive.
We don't need to look too far into the details of this specific trial, because parents everywhere will have stories of their own to some extent, but how much of the blame falls on the parents? There are countless things in the modern world that young people risk becoming addicted to - they don't even have to appear sinister. Food, sugar, video games, any number of apps - social media or otherwise.
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Most kids will take part in some kind of sport throughout their childhood.
It's a great opportunity to keep them moving and allow them to burn off some energy, but how early should we be getting our children into these teams?
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