In Praise of Grey Morality

I’ve long believed that there’s no such thing as common sense.  What seems sensible and logical to me may be deemed ridiculous and wrong by somebody else – and vice versa. The same can be said for many facets of life – I don’t believe there can be a single universal truth about how we, [...]

Don’t Read My Lips

Body language continues to be a much debated area of research into human communication. We are told that our body conveys unconscious (or out of conscious) messages to those around us, even when we seek to present a specific image of how we are feeling or behaving. Whole libraries of self-help books have been written [...]

Talk To Them

As the UK’s Childline charity report a threefold increase in the number of calls from children experiencing thoughts of suicide, another story report that over 80% of parents feel excluded by their children who are resistant to discussing their experiences at school. These conflicting reports suggest a wider breakdown in communication between children and their [...]