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The fun, fickle and fragile world of children’s friendships
“‘We’ll be friends forever, won’t we, Pooh?’ asked Piglet. ‘Even longer,’ Pooh answered.” ― A.A. ...
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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 ...
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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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Please teach your sons about ‘the line in the sand’
Raising our sons to be the best expression of themselves — whether they are ...
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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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How to raise our boys with character
… or rather How to raise our boys with character, who will care about themselves, ...
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Become an energy detective for your child
Every parent will struggle at times to maintain their energy levels in order to keep ...
Joomunjie Land, Eagleby, QLD
Student Leaders from Eagleby South State School are heading up an impressive community initiative to ...
Choking prevention and management — A Critical Care Paramedic’s tips
A guest blog by Amy Gomes When I heard about the recent choking death of ...
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Why face-to-face, human communication still really matters
The ability to communicate is a profoundly important skill for human beings because we are ...
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The very real crisis for today’s tween and teen girls
Please note: This article contains reference to suicide and self-harm. Please reach out to the ...
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S5 Episode 7 – When Your Kid Hates School – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
While most kids will complain about school at some point along the way, what happens ...
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S5 Episode 4 – The Sleep Wars – Parental As Anything ABC Podcast
Remember sleep? Long, uninterrupted sleep, in your own bed? If you ping-pong around from room ...
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The downside of big dreams and what can help
It is considered a positive and even noble thing to encourage our children and teens ...
Immanuel Primary School, Adelaide SA
A word from Maggie: This school works closely with their parents to ensure the best ...
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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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Helping boys understand loss and death
Even as adults we find significant loss experiences of any kind hurt. So we can ...
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Gentle Steps to Recovery
There are so many things that can make it harder to recover from a collective ...