Blog Category: Newsletter Articles
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OMG What WAS he thinking?
Over the last 40 years as a teacher, counsellor, parent, aunty and friend I have ...
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Twelve top tips for those in toddler land
I often spend time with my grandchildren and it’s interesting to see how much toddlers ...
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Getting little ones ready for big school
Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...
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When fathers are tough, inflexible and unloving
Over the years I have been asked many times by mums about what they can ...
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Soothing mama stress and angst
As a parenting educator I am always monitoring and enquiring of parents what’s happening at ...
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Raising other people’s children
Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...
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Fragile boy friendships and why they matter so much
How we can help our boys be good mates. In my life from my own ...
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Giving your kids the greatest gift of all: life skills
Life skills are more important than we might realise. I have had Year 1 teachers ...
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Why are we STILL stealing childhood?
As one of Australia’s leading parenting educators I regularly travel the length and breadth of ...
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Beware the teen tipping point
Helping our teens to cope, conquer and shine Technically adolescence starts well before the age ...
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Helping badly behaved students
Recent reports have exposed the alarming impact badly behaved students have in Australian schools, both ...
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Best-ever communication tips around teens
After teaching, counselling and living with teens for 40 years, I have worked out some ...
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Feeding your child’s passion from the banquet of life
When a child is born all parents hope that s/he will live a meaningful life and ...
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We need to talk about the power of touch
In many ways touch has been contaminated by our fear-based world. We have let our ...
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Finding calm amidst the holiday chaos
Let’s begin by remembering that emotional contagion is real – we are influenced by the ...
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Leaving high school & joining the school of life: Words of caution & hope
As a former high school teacher I can remember the excitement and unbridled enthusiasm that ...
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In defence of today’s ‘helicopter’ parents
Over the last couple of months I have been blessed to have been able to ...
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Coping as a sad, absent grandparent
A couple of months ago I wrote this blog about becoming a grandparent for the ...