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Right now, parenting tweens and teens may feel harder, not
Right now, parenting tweens and teens may feel harder, not…
The adolescent years are a time of intense change. Brains…
Only about 70% of parents say their kids do chores….
If your adolescent is tired all the time, you’re not…
After offering a Year 6 cohort of 70 students the…
An Australian first study, headlines that 46.5% of 11 –…
I personally love low-cost Christmas gifts! These low-budget gifts put…
Christmas is an expensive time of year. Our kids might…
This year, many families have been significantly impacted by the…

Right now, parenting tweens and teens may feel harder, not

The adolescent years are a time of intense change. Brains

Only about 70% of parents say their kids do chores.

If your adolescent is tired all the time, you’re not

After offering a Year 6 cohort of 70 students the

An Australian first study, headlines that 46.5% of 11 –

I personally love low-cost Christmas gifts! These low-budget gifts put

Christmas is an expensive time of year. Our kids might

This year, many families have been significantly impacted by the

567 tweens participated in my 2020 anonymous survey, and chose
Yesterday, I spent time with a group of three mums

93.5% of parents I surveyed while writing TWEENS answered a

If you are reducing the number of gifts under the

My two sons are 24 and 21. They would both

https://vimeo.com/724774005 Hi Michelle I hope you don’t mind me asking

Over my 25-year career, I have never witnessed the level

Earlier this year Shannon noticed that the mental health of

If your tween is experiencing powerful tears or shattering disappointments after tricky friendship days, know that you are not alone.

About 25 year ago I was an upper primary classroom

A 10-year-old girl approached me after a puberty presentation at

We all want our children to experience healthy and happy

Warning: This blog post discusses youth suicide. This week has

Most parents tell me that topics like puberty or sex

A mum came to my last night with questions about

I regularly teach sexual health in primary schools. Today, a

Throughout history, girl’s relationship with boundaries has been fascinating. For

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

If you have a young one starting high school, you

Everything we do in life has a WHY. WHY’s don’t

This blog was written for a very special 13-year-old, struggling

I want you to imagine you have a backpack sitting

I watched The Incredibles 2 last weekend. In a moment

I am often asked about how parents can stay connected

Self-care (keeping your sanity care) isn’t easy during demanding seasons,

I’m getting glimpses of a new rhythm pitter patting around

Many tweens and teens are very, very sad at the

The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home

Firstly, I want to send you a big virtual hug

Many years ago my two primary school aged sons and

To the girl who is apprehensive about the new school

When my own children hit their tween years, I erred

I’ve often found myself talking to my husband about our

According to the Cyber Bullying Research Centre 15% of 12

Michelle when should I allow my daughter to have aphone

Today I spoke to a father who was concerned about

Do you struggle to give your eldest child the time

Please note: For the purpose of this article I have

I get asked questions about sibling rivalry almost every time

I find that all parents have a different response to

This topic is deeply personal to me. Why? Because resilience

Grumpiness. It’s not overly harmful, just difficult to live with.

Resilience isn’t just about what children do in the difficult

I don’t think that comparisons are always a bad thing.

Have you ever sat at your child’s end of year

There really is an anxiety epidemic impacting today’s young ones.

When parents ask me how to handle a son who

Like many parents you have probably spent the last thirteen

I caught up with a mum over coffee this afternoon.

It’s true. Some things are only understood once I was

“Our poor little girl is being called dumb. She’s becoming

I recently received this question from a mum who found

Here are two emails I recently received which share parents’

Knowing how to manage emotions and comfort ourselves when we

I learnt so much about gratitude from my father, who,

It is normal for pre-teens and teens to experience a

For many years I ran a successful charity that supported
This article was published by news.com and also the Herald…
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In this video I want to share three stay-connected strategies…
Brett Lee founded internet safe education in 2008 and has…
You never know what is around the corner in life,…

This article was published by news.com and also the Herald

An unexpected shift in friendships. A sudden end to a

For those supporting kids who have sent a nude. I

The decisions we make while parenting a tween or teen

In this video I want to share three stay-connected strategies
Brett Lee founded internet safe education in 2008 and has
You never know what is around the corner in life,
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The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home
Most people skip right over the years between nine and…
In this insightful episode, Kim speaks with parenting educator Michelle…
Author and speaker, Michelle Mitchell, joins Jules to unpack the…
Let’s be honest—talking to our kids about sex, puberty and…
Lucy and Kel bring you the complete, unmissable conversations from…
Michelle Mitchell is an author and speaker, sought after for…
ABC Life Matters Interview. It’s part of normal development that…
Let’s delve into the complex world of puberty and ADHD,…

Most people skip right over the years between nine and

In this insightful episode, Kim speaks with parenting educator Michelle

Author and speaker, Michelle Mitchell, joins Jules to unpack the

Let’s be honest—talking to our kids about sex, puberty and

Lucy and Kel bring you the complete, unmissable conversations from

Michelle Mitchell is an author and speaker, sought after for

ABC Life Matters Interview. It’s part of normal development that

Let’s delve into the complex world of puberty and ADHD,

Tweens and teens feel big emotions – and those turning

I want you to imagine you have a backpack sitting