How to negotiate with teenagers
Parenting older teens and young adults can be both a real challenge and a real joy. Often, when we need our kids to step…
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(Don’t) Mind the Gap
When Eldest finished high school he emerged as a mature, responsible, caring person with a strong group of friends and self-confidence I could have…
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My House Rules: Johanna Griggs on parenting young adults
Screen queen Johanna Griggs is in an enviable position. As a parent, the teen years are mostly in her rear view mirror and her…
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Should Our Daughters be on the Pill?
In the 55 years it has been available in Australia, the contraceptive pill has transformed from being a difficult to obtain form of family…
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It’s not what they know,
but what they DO with it
Classrooms have changed, and creativity now leads the charge in forward thinking educational settings, as psychologist Jodie Benveniste explains. chools have definitely changed. Not…
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Benefits of Band
K, being upfront here, I am not a big fan of sport. Never have been. But, as a parent, I understood the value of…
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A Guide to Choosing a School
Choosing a school for your children should be an exciting time in a family’s life. It’s the start of an era. However, with approximately…
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Daddy’s Little Girl
s a father I ask big questions of myself, regularly. I’m not sure if that’s normal, but I do. I often wonder if what…
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Up and at ‘Em
In a world where it is increasingly difficult to know who is real, who is fake and who is 100 per cent media managed,…
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Letting Go
Last year I put my 17 year old on a plane and sent him off on a five week school trip to Europe. It…
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