Category Archives: Parenting

YANO – Child poverty: unacceptable in the 21st century

Posted on July 16, 2013 by KKVA

A piece I wrote for Yano about UK Child Poverty. Going into this article I had no idea that the situation here was so bad, but it is – and it’s getting worse. What I like about working with Yano … Continue reading →

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YANO – Dragon Taming and Overparenting

Posted on May 21, 2012 by KKVA

Another piece I wrote for the societally conscious and extra conscientious Yano, about ‘overparenting’. The idea? Some people don’t give their children enough autonomy, and this is not good for the development of the child. In America they call it … Continue reading →

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YANO – Let The Games Begin

Posted on May 20, 2012 by KKVA

A piece I wrote for Yano.co.uk about the perverse but apparantly common phenomenon of ‘parental rivalry’. The basic idea is that people use their children’s achievements as a means for comparison in a strange clandestine game that takes place in … Continue reading →

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