The Driver is the DJ: Parenting tips via pop music

The threat of sedition is never greater than when it is time to decide what music everyone will listen to.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· May 01, 2016 · 03:30 pm

Seuss meets 'Game of Thrones' in this glorious no-man’s land on wheels

If you want to see nature, red in tooth and claw, you need only peer into the school bus.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Apr 10, 2016 · 03:30 pm

What's so special about the uncles and aunties of this world?

Whether related by blood or tenure of friendship, they provide vital bits that parenting doesn’t – or can’t – manage.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Mar 27, 2016 · 02:30 pm

A mom’s adventures in teen dating

Scoping for big sisters, mummies, daddies, nannies, and grannies is a big part of the early dating scene.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Mar 18, 2016 · 03:30 pm

In the scary world of social media, all teens have is consent

As it gets increasingly harder to keep up with kids online, all parents can do is arm them with information and a good dose of wariness.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Jan 28, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Parenting pressures: Welcome to the world of cloak-and-dagger studying

Is withholding information and study strategies from each other going to really benefit kids in the long run?

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Jan 27, 2016 · 04:30 pm

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover – but no one tells you how to break up with a best friend

Hanging out with people who want the same things as you is an instinctive social strategy. However, it's not clear how we outgrow these friendships.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Dec 27, 2015 · 01:30 pm

Missing my mother: Reflections on loss and the clarity that comes with it

Life is callous about its brevity but is also famous for its ability to go on.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Dec 20, 2015 · 02:30 pm

A holiday is not really a holiday when you're travelling with children

Illnesses, inconveniences and constant worry – embarking on a vacation with young kids can be a rather daunting endeavour.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Dec 14, 2015 · 01:30 pm

What good Indian girls should wear, for their own good

Being a teenage girl is hard enough. It gets more difficult in a country with confusing and regressive attitudes to women.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Nov 09, 2015 · 04:30 pm

Want a truly fearless kid? Banish tales of the bogeyman

We don’t really need to scare our teenagers when the world is already so terrifying.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Oct 18, 2015 · 03:30 pm

Sex education: It's never too early (nor too late) to start 'The Conversation'

I’ve actually found it easier to answer some questions when the children were younger. And sex education, like all education, probably doesn’t ever stop.

Genesia Alves, The Swaddle

· Oct 04, 2015 · 12:30 pm