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Nurturing the inner world of our children and teens
Many years ago, a 16-year-old student shared with me a story that left an indelible ...
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More concern around consent training for teens to avoid more harm
**Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.** Schools around Australia are no doubt scrambling ...
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Tea with Jules
I had so much fun catching up recently with the delightful Jules Sebastian for a ...
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Why we need much more than consent training in our schools to stop sexual assault
Warning: This article discusses sexual assault and uses sexual terms. Last updated: 9 Feb 2026. ...
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The importance of being heard
I have spent some time recently reflecting and pondering on the last 44 years. Since ...
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The real value in pretend play
“Babies create hypotheses, test them and then relentlessly appraise their findings with the vigour of ...
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The real truth about transitioning into pre-primary in Western Australia
“Children who are pushed too much, too soon, have a much higher chance of ...
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Our gift to your household
Most years around Christmas, I like to offer my community some visual inspiration for their ...
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Raising the rooster-orchid child
For those who are not familiar with my work, I often talk about the ...
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Top Tips: Resources for supporting autistic kids
With the help of our online community, we’ve compiled an extensive list of resources to ...
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Helping our kids master disappointment
Some years seem to be just full of disappointment. Take those pandemic years for example. ...
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The scary reality of a teen’s search for identity in a world of socials, selfies and fake news
Updated September 2025 One of the fundamental biological drivers of adolescence is the search for ...
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Top Tips: Best resources for supporting kids with ADHD
We reached out to our online community for their favourite books, online resources and experts ...
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Why I’m so worried about the cost of a lost boyhood for our teenage sons
Like toddlerhood, adolescence is such a paradoxical time in our children’s lives and there are ...
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Lets’ talk about it: Communicating with teen boys
In this extract from From Boys to Men published at The Parents Website, Maggie offers her ...
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Why our tween and teen boys need a safe adult tribe
All tweens and teens benefit from having a safe circle of grownups somewhere in their ...
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Top Tips: Some Moments of Lightness
One of my all time worst brain farts… I was shopping in Woolies with one ...
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Helping boys understand loss and death
Even as adults we find significant loss experiences of any kind hurt. So we can ...