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Do you remember how sex-obsessed you were as a teen? Or your friends? Even if you weren’t doing it, chances are you were talking about it, asking about it, and thinking about it. Continue reading “Delaying Sex in the Teen Years – It’s Good But Not For The Reasons You Think”
By: Laura Bennett
How do we get our young people to put down their phones and start reading again? Continue reading “Get Your Teen Reading Again With New Sci-Fi Series About Choosing to Fit In or Do What’s Right”
Aggressive behaviour by a child towards a parent is one of the least studied areas of domestic violence. This is due in large part because parents are reluctant to admit that it happens. Many parents feel embarrassed, confused and even responsible for their child’s actions. Continue reading “How to Deal With Child to Parent Aggression”
By: Hope Media
It’s been an unprecedented year for everyone but the field of education has arguably been one of the sectors most impacted by the pandemic. Continue reading “Educator’s Message to the Class of 2020: “It’s All About You” Right Now”
By: Robert Garrett
When our kids were little, people would say, ‘enjoy them now, because when they’re teenagers …’ Consequently, I had this sense of resignation that when they hit their teen years, we’d lose connection with our kids and there was nothing to do but wait in anticipation for their ‘return’. Continue reading ““Leave Them Alone and They’ll Come Home””
By: Robert Garrett
In several recent blogs I reference experts encouraging parents to keep the channels of communication open with their teens.
Continue reading “4 Lessons About Parenting Teens in a Hyper-Sexualised Age”
A friend of mine had an awful ‘sexting’ incident occur with her 11 year-old daughter. Her daughter was having an innocent conversation with a boy from school via text when he asked her to send “noodz” to him. I have two daughters and a son who are between 9 and 14. Is sexting normal now? How can I stop them having to deal with this? Continue reading “Sexting: What to Do if It Happens to Your Child”
By: Clare Bruce
For star Youtuber and maths teacher extraordinaire Eddie Woo, teaching in lockdown has come naturally. Continue reading “TV Host Eddie Woo’s Top Study Tip for Year 12s”
By: Clare Bruce
The cancellation of Year 12 formals and graduation ceremonies has sparked an outpouring of emotion from parents and students, broken-hearted at the loss of yet another rite-of-passage in their final year of school. Continue reading “Year 12 Traditions Lost to the Pandemic: Students Need New Rites-of-Passage, Says Expert”
‘Get up!’
‘Hurry up! It’s time to go.’
‘Do your homework now. You should have done it already!’
‘You will study tonight.’
Nobody likes to be told what to do. It gets our back up and makes us resistant to what’s being asked. Continue reading “How to Stop Telling and Yelling, and How to Connect With Your Teen”