We’re making childhood fears so much worse
Every generation has its fears and every child gets anxious sometimes, but has helicopter parenting created an environment where healthy anxiety is being medicalised, asks David Penberthy.
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We’re making childhood fears so much worse
Every generation has its fears, and every child gets anxious sometimes, but David Penberthy wonders what the hyper-vigilance of modern parenting is doing to today’s youngsters.
The A to Z of living in SA
An A to Z of Australian icons were released on coins this week. David Penberthy has gone one better – here is an A to Z of everything great about living in SA.
Enough with the AFL gambling ads. We’re sick of them
I’m no puritan but the betting advertisements during the Brownlows were so relentless it felt like being spammed. It’s no wonder the nation is in the grip of gambling addiction, writes David Penberthy.
We’re in a jobs crisis — and this man needs to take charge
As the state lurches towards a full-blown jobs crisis with the highest unemployment rate in three years, SA Premier Steven Marshall needs to fire up and take charge, says David Penberthy.
Why we all need a little help from our friends
The sad death of Danny Frawley is a tragic reminder of just how easy it is for men to slip away and succumb to their demons — but there are tactics to help someone know they are not alone, writes David Penberthy.
Beaches belong to all, not just the rich
Resident resistance to a modest development at a beach in Adelaide’s south raises broader questions about who really can claim ownership of these public spaces, writes David Penberthy.
Who is Pt Willunga to bar us from the beach?
A beach bar proposed for Pt Willunga has been howled down by the locals. But is the beach theirs or is it there for all of us, asks David Penberthy.
Why the world laughs at Lefties
Again and again, well-meaning progressives set themselves up for ridicule by championing ridiculous causes that alienate the average person, writes David Penberthy. And now Fireman Sam has copped a roasting.
For too many crashes, the cause of death is stupidity
David Penberthy started writing about our appalling road toll on Wednesday. By the time he’d finished, it was out of date and another man was dead. This is tragic – but also maddening.
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