This article was published by news.com and also the Herald Sun on 21st Aug 2025. You can read the article here. The Morning Show also featured this content. You can watch the interview below. https://vimeo.com/1113113509 The Australian eSafety commissioner has called 9 – 12 year olds, strikingly vulnerable and for good reason. A landfill of […]
Raising teenagers can feel like riding a rollercoaster — full of love, turbulence, confusion, and awe. As parents, we want to stay connected (like we were when they were little), we want to teach them the way of the world, and support our teens as they grow into thriving, independent adults… but sometimes, it feels […]
If your adolescent is tired all the time, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. Between shifting body clocks, rising academic stress, and constant screen time, sleep is one of the first things to suffer. According to the Sleep Health Foundation, primary school-aged kids (6–12 years) need 9 – 12 hours of sleep and […]
Michelle Mitchell and Dani Vee chat about her new book TWEENS. They talk about this time being the most rapid period of development for a child, the difference between concrete and formal thinkers and how we can improve our connections with our tweens. They also chat about screen time, building positive relationships, mental illness and […]
The brilliance of the series Adolescence lies in this central idea: “This could happen to any family.” That premise has powerfully pulled all of us—parents, educators, communities—into the conversation about how our kids are using technology. Jamie, the 13-year-old at the center of the story, looks like your average kid. He’s childlike in appearance. His […]
Michelle Mitchell is an author and speaker, sought after for her compassionate and grounded advice for parenting. She joins Britt & Laura on The Pick Up to chat about Lola’s struggling transitioning to her new daycare and how to make sure your kids are confident when you drop them off at school for the first […]
ABC Life Matters Interview. It’s part of normal development that teenagers will pull away from their parents, but that doesn’t stop the sting when it happens. Particularly when it happens when they’re tweens, and it feels like only yesterday they were leaping into your lap with glee. How can parents cope with this difficult phase […]
Let’s delve into the complex world of puberty and ADHD, exploring how early puberty can impact mental health, and the importance of providing safety and security for our children, particularly between the ages of 9 and 12. Michelle shares her personal experiences as a parent and offers strategies for fostering emotional and psychological intimacy with […]
I personally love low-cost Christmas gifts! These low-budget gifts put more onus on the person than the gift. To me, the key is selling the effort and thought you put into them. Here are 7 ideas, and I am going to include my ‘sell’ for each of them: The Share Present: Put your and your […]