Charly Dwyer

Can Australia Really Censor The Internet

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Some will ask why I have decided to post this article on this blog, and not my business blogs.  Simply, although I firmly believe that the proposed Internet Filter for Australia will impact my business, my views are deeply personal – it goes to my rights as an Australian Citizen and, as such, I feel that this is the best place to comment!

The Australian Government appears to be at it again.  This time, the Australian Government is attempting to ‘clean the Internet Feed’ provided by ISP’s to the population.

The Government is ‘proposing’ to filter inappropriate content from the Internet feed into Australia.  A most concerning proposition.

I first really understood the full implication of the proposed Content Filter in an article posted by Computer World – http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;13996352 [Read more…]

Does DayCare Cause Brain Damage?

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There are days that I am ashamed to be a parent.  Reading News.com.au this morning – not something I would normally do except someone sent me an interesting link – and I came across the article:

Mem Fox says daycare ‘damages’ babies

As a mother who did have her children in Daycare from a VERY young age – the headline, of course, caught my attention.  I was disgusted by what I read and the first comment on the article really made my blood boil.

For those who know me…. I am an extremely passionate person and believe in standing up for injustice when I see it.  When I read this article – I felt is spoke directly to me and I felt it necessary to respond.

62 year old Mem Fox, is the author of Possum Magic (an Australian childrens book).  According the article, Mem Fox drew howls of protest after comparing child care to child abuse early last month and in her first major interview since, Fox stated that babies less than 12-months-old who are placed in prolonged day care will suffer brain damage. [Read more…]

Happy Birthday Morgan

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My son turns 14 today.  When I reflect on this, I am amazed at just how quickly the time has passed.  Something many mothers do, I’m sure.

I look at the handsome young man who stands before me today and I remember the cute baby I held in my arms, what seems to me, only yesterday.  I remember him starting School…. and I can only wonder what the future will bring for us.

I am incredibly proud of this young man.  He is my ‘pal’ as well as my son and I thank God every day for sending him to me.  O.K, maybe there are some days that are more of a challenge than not – but…. I know how blessed I am to have a son like Morgan.

So, on this day, I celebrate my son.  I say to him that the world is his oyster and his life will be what he makes of it.  I can only hope to provide the guidance and tools to make of life what he will.

Please join with Stuart and I as we wish Morgan, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!