A Teen's World, Help & Advice, Parenting Perspective, Saftey, Technology
When should you give your teen privacy? And when is it wise to interfere? Sometimes this can seem like a fine line….and one many parents worry about overstepping. Of course, you expect your teens to respect your privacy. It’s your right as an adult to have...
Behaviour & Development, Cyberstuff, Education, Help & Advice, Saftey
I want to continue the conversation about bullying…. not that we should ever shut up about it. There can never be enough open and honest discussion, don’t you think? Recently, the nation’s attention was drawn to the untimely and tragic death of...
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...
Behaviour & Development, Health and Wellbeing, Parenting Perspective, Saftey
Discovering marks of self-harm on your child, would have to be one of the most confronting and concerning moments for any parent. It would also have to be one of the most confusing moments, because the phenomenon of adolescent self-harm is quite often shrouded in...
Parenting Perspective, Saftey, Whatever
When Mr 16 initially obtained his driver’s permit in April this year I may have poured myself two drinks – one celebrating this significant rite of passage and the other as Dutch Courage, in preparation for one hundred learning hours on the road that lay...
Education, Saftey, Whatever
What a bittersweet time of year it is for senior high school students, their parents and their educators. As a teacher, I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year, oddly enough. While it’s always exciting to unleash another cohort of adolescents onto...
