I personally love low-cost Christmas gifts! These low-budget gifts put more onus on the person...

567 tweens participated in my 2020 anonymous survey, and chose to answer the question: What...

Yesterday, I spent time with a group of three mums whose tweens are in their...

If you are reducing the number of gifts under the tree this Christmas, you are...

If your tween is experiencing powerful tears or shattering disappointments after tricky friendship days, know...

We all want our children to experience healthy and happy intimate relationships, but few parents...

Most parents tell me that puberty wasn’t a subject freely spoken about when they were...

I regularly teach sexual health in primary schools. Today, a 10 year old boy approached...

An unexpected shift in friendships. A sudden end to a romance. Poor results in an...

If you are a parent of a tween you may have grabble with WHEN to...

I watched The Incredibles 2 last weekend. In a moment of honesty, Mr Incredible said...

I am often asked about how parents can stay connected to teenagers, when common interests...

Self-care (keeping your sanity care) isn’t easy during demanding seasons, and parenting a tween or...

I have never met a teenager more dedicated to the art of being thirteen than...

Many tweens and teens are very, very sad at the moment. School term is now...

You may (or may not) buy your tween or teen a Valentine’s Day gift to...

When my own children hit their tween years, I erred on the side of caution....

November 2019, 12.30pm. My husband’s phone rang. It was the phone call that no parent...

I’ve often found myself talking to my husband about our children like they were aliens...

Michelle when should I allow my daughter to have aphone and social media account?  All...

Today was a heavy-hearted day. I was invited to speak to a few hundred year...

Do you struggle to give your eldest child the time they need? Do you find that...

Please note: For the purpose of this article I have referred to a counsellor as...

I find that all parents have a different response to statistics about pornography exposure, depending...

Grumpiness. It’s not overly harmful, just difficult to live with. That’s why every parent needs...

Self-harm is something that is very difficult for caring adults to comprehend. It is also...

There really is an anxiety epidemic impacting today’s young ones. Anxiety is the most common...

When parents ask me how to handle a son who is aggressively pushing back against...

Many years ago a mother dragged her daughter to my office.  When I say dragged...

It’s true. Some things are only understood once I was a parent. Having a child...

Research conducted by Mission Australia in 2011 shows that 60% of teenagers still choose to...

I recently received this question from a mum who found herself in a dilemma after...