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Why Routines and Rituals Matter More Than Ever
Right now, parenting tweens and teens may feel harder, not
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Why Routines and Rituals Matter More Than Ever
Right now, parenting tweens and teens may feel harder, not…
When to Worry: What’s Normal and What’s Not
The adolescent years are a time of intense change. Brains…
How to Get Kids to Help at Home – And why it matters more than clean floors
Only about 70% of parents say their kids do chores….
Sleep Tips for Adolescence: What the world’s leading clinics want parents to know
If your adolescent is tired all the time, you’re not…
Average Exposure to Pornography is Between 11 & 13. Three Things Parents Can Do.
After offering a Year 6 cohort of 70 students the…
Parenting Through a Health Crisis
An Australian first study, headlines that 46.5% of 11 –…
Some of the Most Thoughtful Gifts for Teens & Tweens
I personally love low-cost Christmas gifts! These low-budget gifts put…
Keeping Up with The Joneses: Managing Comparisons This Christmas
Christmas is an expensive time of year. Our kids might…
Managing Budgets Without Squashing Dreams: Tips to Help You Talk About Money This Christmas
This year, many families have been significantly impacted by the…
mental health
When to Worry: What’s Normal and What’s Not
The adolescent years are a time of intense change. Brains
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How to Get Kids to Help at Home – And why it matters more than clean floors
Only about 70% of parents say their kids do chores.
mental health
Sleep Tips for Adolescence: What the world’s leading clinics want parents to know
If your adolescent is tired all the time, you’re not
technology
Average Exposure to Pornography is Between 11 & 13. Three Things Parents Can Do.
After offering a Year 6 cohort of 70 students the
mental health
Parenting Through a Health Crisis
An Australian first study, headlines that 46.5% of 11 –
tweens
Some of the Most Thoughtful Gifts for Teens & Tweens
I personally love low-cost Christmas gifts! These low-budget gifts put
tweens
Keeping Up with The Joneses: Managing Comparisons This Christmas
Christmas is an expensive time of year. Our kids might
tweens
Managing Budgets Without Squashing Dreams: Tips to Help You Talk About Money This Christmas
This year, many families have been significantly impacted by the
tweens
Five Things Tweens Want You to Know
567 tweens participated in my 2020 anonymous survey, and chose
technology
We Weren’t Prepared: Year 6 Group Chats
Yesterday, I spent time with a group of three mums
tweens
10 Things Kids Need Now, Before the Teenage Years
93.5% of parents I surveyed while writing TWEENS answered a
tweens
The Rising Cost of Christmas: How to Help Kids Embrace Less as More
If you are reducing the number of gifts under the
risky behaviour
Consent: Six Things I Wish All Teens and Tweens Knew
My two sons are 24 and 21. They would both
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Helping Tweens Deal with Feeling ‘Not Enough’
https://vimeo.com/724774005 Hi Michelle I hope you don’t mind me asking
tweens
Dear Teacher: You are doing more than enough
Over my 25-year career, I have never witnessed the level
mental health
When You’re on the Wait List: 18 practical ways to support a struggling teen
Earlier this year Shannon noticed that the mental health of
friendships
Tricky Friendship Days: Let’s Not Dial Down The Drama
If your tween is experiencing powerful tears or shattering disappointments after tricky friendship days, know that you are not alone.
tweens
The Night Before School Camp: Five Tips for Worried Tweens
About 25 year ago I was an upper primary classroom
sexual health
Hey Dads: We Want You To Embrace It All, Including Periods
A 10-year-old girl approached me after a puberty presentation at
sexual health
Conversations About Puberty: Six Research Based Motivators for Parents
We all want our children to experience healthy and happy
mental health
A Tribe Mentality: The Only Answer to Youth Suicide
Warning: This blog post discusses youth suicide. This week has
sexual health
Talking to Kids About Puberty and Sex: 10 Ways to Start the Conversation
Most parents tell me that topics like puberty or sex
sexual health
Supporting a Body Conscious Tween: Practical tips for worried parents
A mum came to my last night with questions about
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Questions Tweens Ask about Puberty and Sex: Channelling Curiosity to Safe People and Places
I regularly teach sexual health in primary schools. Today, a
boundaries
Helping Girls Set and Respect Healthy Boundaries
Throughout history, girl’s relationship with boundaries has been fascinating. For
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How to Help a Disappointed Teen or Tween: Six Helpful Conversations
An unexpected shift in friendships. A sudden end to a romance. Poor results in an exam that was meant to be easy. A family breakdown
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tweens
Starting High School: Twelve Tips to Help Nervous Tweens
If you have a young one starting high school, you
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Why I Wrote Books for Tweens about Puberty
Everything we do in life has a WHY. WHY’s don’t
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13-year-old Girls, Grudges and Moving On
This blog was written for a very special 13-year-old, struggling
mental health
Unpacking Life: How Parents Leave a Legacy
I want you to imagine you have a backpack sitting
technology
If You Have to Say No: Seven Decision Making Tips
I watched The Incredibles 2 last weekend. In a moment
tweens
Six Stay-Connected Strategies: For Teens and Parents Who Don’t Share a Common Interest
I am often asked about how parents can stay connected
boundaries
In-Charge Energy: Staying One Step Ahead of Tweens and Teens
Self-care (keeping your sanity care) isn’t easy during demanding seasons,
mental health
Glimpses of a New Rhythm: Understanding the Process of Grief for Our Tweens and Teens
I’m getting glimpses of a new rhythm pitter patting around
mental health
The Biggest Heartache for Tweens and Teens Right Now & How We Can Help Lift the Mood
Many tweens and teens are very, very sad at the
mental health
Home Will Be the Hero: Creating a Safe Place for Our Tweens and Teens
The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home
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Edition 1: TOP Pick Resources for Tweens and Teens during COVID-19
Firstly, I want to send you a big virtual hug
tweens
Questions Boys Ask About Physical Aggression
Many years ago my two primary school aged sons and
mental health
To the Girl Who is Apprehensive About the New School Year. I Get It.
To the girl who is apprehensive about the new school
boundaries
Something Bad Might Happen: 5 Things Parents Tell Themselves When Making Decisions About Firsts
When my own children hit their tween years, I erred
tweens
Characteristics of High-Quality Conversations: Tips to Maintaining Influence in Your Tween or Teen’s Life
I’ve often found myself talking to my husband about our
technology
They Sent a Nude: Thoughts to Prevent, Understand and Respond to Sexting
According to the Cyber Bullying Research Centre 15% of 12
technology
Setting up Social Media Safely: A Crash Course for Parents of Tween Girls
Michelle when should I allow my daughter to have aphone
resilience
Trusting Your Gut: The Only Path to Whole-Hearted Parenting
Today I spoke to a father who was concerned about
siblings
The Eldest Child: Four Ways to Give Your Tween the Time They Need
Do you struggle to give your eldest child the time
mental health
How to Talk to a Teen About Counselling: Ideas That Could Make All the Difference
Please note: For the purpose of this article I have
siblings
Tackling Sibling Rivalry: Ways to Build a Supportive Culture in Your Home
I get asked questions about sibling rivalry almost every time
technology
Responding to Pornography Exposure: A Guide for Concerned Parents
I find that all parents have a different response to
resilience
The Day I Met Resilience: From Tough Places Good Things Can Grow
This topic is deeply personal to me. Why? Because resilience
mental health
Living With Grumpy Tweens and Teens: Clever, Common Sense Ways to Lift the Mood
Grumpiness. It’s not overly harmful, just difficult to live with.
mental health
When Life Feels Like Leg Day: Coaching Kids Through the Stretch
Resilience isn’t just about what children do in the difficult
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Why Didn’t I Get Picked? Discovering the Importance of both Talent and Character
I don’t think that comparisons are always a bad thing.
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Big is Always Found in Little: How Small Talents Can Produce Big Rewards
Have you ever sat at your child’s end of year
mental health
Even If…and Other Conversations to Combat Anxiety
There really is an anxiety epidemic impacting today’s young ones.
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Soft and Close: My Go-To Strategy for Explosive Moments
When parents ask me how to handle a son who
tweens
Entering the Teen Years: What to Expect When Your Child Turns 13
Like many parents you have probably spent the last thirteen
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Try Being 5 Minutes Late: Common Sense Ideas to Promote Resilience
I caught up with a mum over coffee this afternoon.
mental health
Bringing the Calm: How to Interrupt the Anxiety Loop in Your Home
It’s true. Some things are only understood once I was
friendships
How Nice Kids Handle Meanness: The Art of Pushing Back with Truth
“Our poor little girl is being called dumb. She’s becoming
technology
Is Snooping Ok? My Answer to a Common Parenting Dilemma
I recently received this question from a mum who found
self harm
Eight Things You Can Do To Help Your Daughter Love Her Body
Here are two emails I recently received which share parents’
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Emotions Demand Movement: Helping Teens Care For Their Own Well-Being
Knowing how to manage emotions and comfort ourselves when we
mental health
One Life Lesson My Father Taught Me: How Gratitude Really Works
I learnt so much about gratitude from my father, who,
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Standing Alone: The Ultimate Superpower
It is normal for pre-teens and teens to experience a
mental health
What To Do When All is Not Well: Stabilising a Teen or Tween Who is Struggling
For many years I ran a successful charity that supported
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The Talk Can’t Wait: How to Speak to Tweens Before TikTok Does
This article was published by news.com and also the Herald…
How to Help a Disappointed Teen or Tween: 6 Helpful Conversations
An unexpected shift in friendships. A sudden end to a…
Sexting & Cyber Bullying Reports Are Increasing, What are we doing wrong?
For those supporting kids who have sent a nude. I…
If You Have to Say No: 3 Decision Making Tips
The decisions we make while parenting a tween or teen…
When a Parent and Teen Don’t Share Common Interests
In this video I want to share three stay-connected strategies…
An Interview with Brett Lee about Technology
Brett Lee founded internet safe education in 2008 and has…
In-charge Energy: Staying One Step Ahead of Our Tweens and Teens
You never know what is around the corner in life,…
Let’s Get Practical: About Saying No
sexual health
The Talk Can’t Wait: How to Speak to Tweens Before TikTok Does
This article was published by news.com and also the Herald
mental health
How to Help a Disappointed Teen or Tween: 6 Helpful Conversations
An unexpected shift in friendships. A sudden end to a
technology
Sexting & Cyber Bullying Reports Are Increasing, What are we doing wrong?
For those supporting kids who have sent a nude. I
technology
If You Have to Say No: 3 Decision Making Tips
The decisions we make while parenting a tween or teen
tweens
When a Parent and Teen Don’t Share Common Interests
In this video I want to share three stay-connected strategies
technology
An Interview with Brett Lee about Technology
Brett Lee founded internet safe education in 2008 and has
boundaries
In-charge Energy: Staying One Step Ahead of Our Tweens and Teens
You never know what is around the corner in life,
technology
An Interview with Susan McLean about Online Safety during COVID-19
Susan McLean Susan McLean is Australia’s foremost expert in the area
technology
An Interview with Dr Kristy Goodwin about Technology during COVID-19
Dr Kristy Goodwin is a researcher, educator and big ambassador
mental health
Home is the Hero Right Now: Following Our Inner Compass to a Safe Place
The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home
Podcasts
Between Kid and Teen: Why the Tween Years Matter So Much
Most people skip right over the years between nine and…
Parenting Tweens and Teens: On the Self Love Podcast with Kim Morrison
In this insightful episode, Kim speaks with parenting educator Michelle…
Why the Tween Years Are So Important with Jules Sebastian
Author and speaker, Michelle Mitchell, joins Jules to unpack the…
Where Do Babies Come From? Helping Kids Understand Their Bodies and Build Trust – A Podcast with Dr Jodi Richardson and Michelle Mitchell
Let’s be honest—talking to our kids about sex, puberty and…
What Every Parent Needs to Hear: Tween Special
Lucy and Kel bring you the complete, unmissable conversations from…
How to help your child through a difficult life transition
Michelle Mitchell is an author and speaker, sought after for…
Help! My Child is Pulling Away From Me
ABC Life Matters Interview. It’s part of normal development that…
Navigating Puberty and ADHD with Michelle Mitchell
Let’s delve into the complex world of puberty and ADHD,…
tweens
Between Kid and Teen: Why the Tween Years Matter So Much
Most people skip right over the years between nine and
tweens
Parenting Tweens and Teens: On the Self Love Podcast with Kim Morrison
In this insightful episode, Kim speaks with parenting educator Michelle
technology
Why the Tween Years Are So Important with Jules Sebastian
Author and speaker, Michelle Mitchell, joins Jules to unpack the
sexual health
Where Do Babies Come From? Helping Kids Understand Their Bodies and Build Trust – A Podcast with Dr Jodi Richardson and Michelle Mitchell
Let’s be honest—talking to our kids about sex, puberty and
sexual health
What Every Parent Needs to Hear: Tween Special
Lucy and Kel bring you the complete, unmissable conversations from
tweens
How to help your child through a difficult life transition
Michelle Mitchell is an author and speaker, sought after for
tweens
Help! My Child is Pulling Away From Me
ABC Life Matters Interview. It’s part of normal development that
sexual health
Navigating Puberty and ADHD with Michelle Mitchell
Let’s delve into the complex world of puberty and ADHD,
self harm
What To Do If Your Child Is Self-harming
Tweens and teens feel big emotions – and those turning
resilience
Unpacking Life: An Interview with Timothy Charles at 96.5fm
I want you to imagine you have a backpack sitting
top reads
- 1. Try Being 5 Minutes Late: Common Sense Ideas to Promote Resilience
- 2. How to Deal with an Entitled Teen: Strategies You Can Use Today
- 3. Choosing a Counsellor: Ideas That Could Make All the Difference
- 4. Even If: Conversations to Combat Anxiety
- 5. What to Say if Your Child is Self-Harming: A Guide to the Initial Discussion