Corporal punishment | LOUISE ALLAN

Why I Chose to be Motherless – Part 1

by Louise Allan | Aug 20, 2014 | CHILDHOOD ABUSE & TRAUMA, FAVOURITE, MEMOIR, WRITING

I recently read an essay, Motherless By Choice by Katie Naum, and felt awed by its honesty, its sincerity and its wisdom. It struck a chord with me and spurred me to tell my own story. As always happens when I write stories from my childhood,...

On Smacking Kids

by Louise Allan | Jul 28, 2013 | CHILDHOOD ABUSE & TRAUMA, FAMILY AND PARENTING, FAVOURITE, MEMOIR, WRITING

This post is about something personal and very important to me: the physical punishment of children. On Friday, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) issued a Media Release with their Position Statement and brochure on the use of Physical Punishment...