http://hocon.nook.com.au Live and become Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:56:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Underage nightclubs - well that's news to me. I had never heard about them until yesterday when my 14 yr old came home from school with a ``pass'' to Cheeky Underage on Saturday. She's pretty sensible and knows that there is not much chance of me allowing her to go ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/08/31/underage-nightclubs-do-i-let-her-go/ I know that the best things in life are free and that money doesn't buy happiness blah blah blah but I love dreaming about winning a million dollars. How many times a day do we say or think ``We can't afford this'' or ``How am I going to pay for ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/05/03/the-best-things-in-life-are-free-but-what-would-you-do-with-a-million-dollars/ As a parent of two teens the capabilities of digital technology scare the hell outa me. The news this week of the tragic suicide of two Upwey teens begs the question what can we do to help our teenagers cope in a world that we adults are struggling to keep up ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/04/24/what-can-we-as-parents-do-to-stop-cyber-bullies/ G.k. Cafe 4 out of 5 Where else can you feed teenagers an adult size portion of great food without busting the month's budget? GKs Cafe! A chicken parmagiana with a huge bowl of chips costs under $10. But wait there's more... they also provide a whole ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/04/24/gotta-love-gks/ My son is sitting slumped at the kitchen table. His head is in his hands. He's groaning in pain. No, not from a soccer injury or an illness.  He's buckling under the stress of too much homework! I understand that you have to work hard at school to get good results but ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/04/17/do-kids-read-mums-get-too-much-homework/ I am planning a trip to New Zealand with my 12 and 14 year olds and want to find out about the Milford and Routeburn tracks - Are they OK for older children. ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/04/17/has-anyone-travelled-the-routeburn-track-in-new-zealand/ What is it with parents these days? We are so tuned in to the little darlings and their needs and demands that we have forgotten that they need boundaries as well. We don't want to disappoint them, we don't want anyone else to and we protect them from all the ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/03/21/why-cant-parents-just-say-no/ How good is it to have a local community web site where people from all over Melbourne can log on and have their say! Some people complain that our society is getting too distant, that people spend more time at their keyboards facing an all-too-accommodating computer while interpersonal skills are getting ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/03/21/hooked-on-nook/ For anyone who has been trampled back stage by the mother who can't see past the amazing talents of her offspring you have to see Razzle Dazzle! It's a new Australian comedy starring a perfectly cast Kerrie Armstrong as the mother from hell and Ben Miller the offbeat wacky but ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/03/20/stage-mothers-exposed/ How can I remove correction fluid from my boy's $80 brand new school shirt? How can I ... http://hocon.nook.com.au/2007/03/20/expensive-school-uniforms-and-white-correction-fluid-dont-mix/