Better Communication, Education, Family, Help & Advice, Parenting Perspective, Sex, Drugs and Alcohol
Are you comfortable having the conversation with your teenager about Same Sex Marriage, an issue that’s currently very much talk of the town? Only last week I posted an article about having the hard chats with your teen, and for some parents this topic may prove...
Better Communication, Education, Family, Parenting Perspective
Ahhhhh school holidays! Reprieve from packing Vegemite sandwiches, a break from dragging the teens out of bed and a few weeks without hunting matching socks! All. The. Wins! More than that, school breaks are an ideal time to bond with your teen and rebuild the...
Behaviour & Development, Family, Health and Wellbeing, Help & Advice
Adolescence and anxiety. Both start with A, but that’s not the end of it. If you’ve an anxious teen in the house, you’ll know it’s a worrying time for them and you both. Just like adults, teens can feel the pinch and suffer from stress and...
Better Communication, Family, Health and Wellbeing, Parent Self Care
Self-care for mums of teens is often overlooked. I mean let’s face it … days are busy, kids are demanding and once everyone else’s needs are taken care of, there’s little time left for you, mum. Here in lies a potential problem though and...
Behaviour & Development, Family, Parenting Perspective
Guess what? It’s true there are some ways to love your teen … today … without having them smirk, shirk or excessively roll their eyes. Pardon, you say? Impossible! Yes, I know that most parents have experienced the teen who turns their head from a...
A Teen's World, Behaviour & Development, Family, Health and Wellbeing, Parenting Perspective, Saftey, Whatever
Previously this series of posts has looked at demystifying some of the common misunderstandings around self-harming behaviour. We know that despite its frequency amongst adolescents, self-harm often hides under the silent cloak of shame and fear. A follow up post...
