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Sensitive kids starting school
As school holidays run out faster than the water out of the bath, parents know ...
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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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Adolescent Life Skills – FREE Download
What skills do adolescents need in their kit bag for life when they venture into ...
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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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The comfort of family ritual
As the end of the year comes hurtling toward us, many of us who celebrate ...
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Potty Mouth Kids
Recently a mum was telling me how her 5-year-old daughter, in a casual kitchen setting, ...
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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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Teaching with the teen brain in mind
Over the past 15 years there has been a massive outpouring of research that explores ...
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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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Children’s books & resources to help with death, dying and illness
Below is a list of Australian books that may be helpful to assist children under ...
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Top Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
In 2015, parenting author and educator Maggie Dent put a post on Facebook asking for ...
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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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In praise of a common-sense revolution
Recently I was listening to a radio interview with a motoring expert, and a listener ...
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The Importance of Bare Feet
Surely one of the cutest parts of newborn babies is their feet. They are like ...
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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 ...
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Getting it ‘just right’ with extra-curricular activities
I was asked this week to comment for a national current affairs TV program about ...
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The school pickup war zone
Thanks to the rapid changes in technology especially smart phones, well-meaning parents are much more ...
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Helping our teen girls shine
I often have mums of teen girls speak to me about how worried they are about ...