Day: August 22, 2018

    Does anyone have any clue how long they should go before washing their bed sheets? Is there a set rule? Should we do it every day, every week, every fortnight? Honestly, who knows? Okay, well microbiologists know. And they have decided to impart their knowledge with us! Thank you! And the answer may have you running to put a wash on right now. Philip revealed that you should be washing your bed sheets every week! Yup, every seven days! Turns out that all the sweat and moisture we produce while sleeping creates an ideal fungal culture medium that, according to Philip it turns our beds into a ‘botanical park’ for bacteria and fungus. Add to your little bacteria feeding ground all the microbes in the air, like dust, pollen and lint. Okay, we’re off to wash our she...

    Parenting a child with conduct disorder is the loneliest thing I know.  Conduct disorder (CD) is a diagnosis given to children who have an ongoing pattern of troubling antisocial behavior. The definitions are all very wordy but the simple version is that a child who gets this diagnosis might grow up to be a psychopath. When my son got his diagnosis, I wasn’t surprised. He started physically hurting me when his age was measured in months, rather than years. Consequences did not deter him. For years I told friends, doctors, teachers, my own parents that I thought there was something wrong with him. No one listened. Parents at the park started avoiding us.  My son was never invited to parties or included in fun activities. Not that I blame them he was constantly harmi...