Blog Category: Newsletter Articles
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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 ...
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The one question mums of sons should ask
As a mother of four sons, a former boys’ basketball coach, counsellor and a secondary ...
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Raising Awesome Teens in a Chaotic, Sexualised World
updated: 4 September 2025 with an afterword by Steve Biddulph This story in the media ...
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The things you don’t realise about being a grandparent
Recently one of my best and longest-serving girlfriends became a grandmother. I am beyond thrilled ...
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Being a wise, ‘wonder woman’ teen girl out and about
** updated 2021 ** As our girls get older and want to stretch their wings ...
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Dear mums of smelly, unmotivated, lazy, moody and confused 14-year-old boys
“The problem I am having is with my 14-year-old son who does not apply himself ...
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When children are hard work…meltdowns, tantrums, screaming and whining
Babies, toddlers and young children are learning how to do so many things in the ...
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Healing our profound wound of human disconnectedness
The latest suicide figures from the ABS are alarming, worrying and hide a world full ...
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Childhood stress: Why (and how) we all need to calm down
Increasingly, scientists are linking stress in infancy and childhood to the soaring numbers of people ...
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Little boys beginning big school
We have seen some disturbing trends in recent times: Increasing number of 4-6-year-old boys being ...
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A ‘good enough’ Christmas
Take a quick trip to a shopping centre around Christmas and you will likely witness frenetic rushing, ...
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Helping your teen girl with volatile emotions
I once shared an article on Facebook written by Susan Stiffelman called Why Is My ...
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Teen Boys & Gaming: The 10 Agreements for Healthy Balance
Recently a mum of 15-year-old boy came up and asked me a frequently asked question: ...
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Helping kids learn to lose well
Increasingly here in Oz we’ve been hearing about violence in junior rugby clubs around the country. On ...
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Horror movies, GTA and other parents’ boundaries
I recently received a message from a mum of a 7-year-old who was concerned about ...