Blog Category: Newsletter Articles

Our adolescents are passive and inactive and we can’t just blame screens 

We grown-ups know that eating well, sleeping well and exercising well are the three key[...]

13
Dec

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The magic of movement still really matters in our digital world

Early homo sapiens had to move to survive and we are still biologically wired to[...]

29
Oct

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Let’s get creative – it is good for your health and wellbeing!

One of the greatest blessings of having a childhood filled with hours of unstructured play[...]

27
Sep

Article

Taming the parental busy bug

“Hurry is the enemy of love.” — Steve Biddulph It seems that the more sophisticated[...]

29
Aug

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Please help me with my lazy, unmotivated 18yo son who is stuck on the couch and going nowhere

It has only been in the past few years that I have started to hear[...]

30
Jul

Article

A letter to a 21st Century teen: 10 things I want you to know

Dear Teen, There are so many doomsayers and negative voices speaking despairingly about what’s wrong[...]

27
Jun

Article

Please teach your sons about ‘the line in the sand’

Raising our sons to be the best expression of themselves — whether they are outgoing,[...]

28
May

Article

The world needs more kindness warriors

In this age of selfies, Insta updates, over sharing and an incredible fascination with image,[...]

30
Apr

Article

The very real challenges of mothering in the 21st Century

Recently I have had some conversations with mums who have had children up to 15[...]

26
Mar

Article

How to raise our boys with character

… or rather How to raise our boys with character, who will care about themselves,[...]

27
Feb

Article

Why we must prioritise play for today’s children and why we need to do it NOW

I have been writing and speaking about the importance of play in childhood for a[...]

30
Jan

Article

Why emotional turmoil in adolescence is normal

I care deeply about young people and have done since I too was a moody,[...]

26
Nov

Article

When children lose someone they love

In my life before becoming an author I worked around death and dying a lot.[...]

30
Oct

Article

HELP! What is wrong with my son’s memory?

Have you had the experience of sending your son off to his bedroom to get[...]

26
Sep

Article

Being a dad in the 21st century

It is a fabulous time to be a father historically, anthropologically and emotionally. The restrictive[...]

27
Aug

Article

Helping our children become their best selves

I’ve been chatting with many parents and teachers recently about the pressure and angst which[...]

30
Jul

Article

5 tricky times in boyhood that every parent needs to understand

So often, as parents we find ourselves asking: What’s happening with my boy? Over my[...]

27
Jun

Article

Today’s parents and teens: the generation chasm

There has always been a generation gap between parents and teens. Things change from one[...]

30
May