Leading up to Australia’s National Day of Thanks, here are simple actions that all parents can take to ensure home becomes a breeding ground for resilience.
You can use your teen’s desire for independence as a weapon for good so that they can be part of the global pandemic solution, not part of the problem.
Whenever I ask a group of tween or teen boys what they think the main area of body focus is, for boys, they yell out, ‘A six-pack!’
What young people everywhere have in common is the need for love – in some ways, they crave it as much as (or even more than) basic needs like food.
Girls need to know that arguing doesn’t have to be the end of a friendship, but that squabbling can be vital to help learn respectful conflict resolution.
A recent study, which analysed the sexting behaviours of over 10,300 teens, found that approximately one in six teens are sending nudes.
The teen years are a time of doing things for themselves and by themselves, figuring themselves out, and experiencing life like never before.
Telling your friends their teen daughter is making unwise, unhealthy, unsafe decisions – and probably lying to them – is awkward.
56% of Australians avoid calling people, choosing instead to text or send an instant message of some kind including teens who are an even lower percentage.
Should you step in with other people’s kids? Using the right kind of communication can help you work through these situations.
