Being an only child or single parent can be hard when all your usual social outlets have disappeared into thin air. There is boredom and loneliness and if you’re solo parenting, there can be a heavy load to carry. Maggie Dent and parenting author and educator Michelle Mitchell share some great ideas about how to […]
I grew up in a ministers home. Many, many people processed their grief at my parent’s kitchen table. It was real and raw, and represented all the things we need right to give each other right now. I want to ask you a few questions – Where is your kitchen table right now?How can you […]
Susan McLean Susan McLean is Australia’s foremost expert in the area of cyber safety and was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years. Widely known as the ‘cyber cop’ she was the first Victoria Police Officer appointed to a position involving cyber safety and young people. There is no better person to talk to about […]
Dr Kristy Goodwin is a researcher, educator and big ambassador of digital wellbeing for both adults and young people. In this interview Kristy and I talk about the questions that we all have about technology at this time. She shares her practical, thoughtful wisdom about how to use technology to our advantage. RECOMMENDED READING: For […]
The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home is always bittersweet, especially if it wasn’t in the original plan. Sometimes we head home because we have failed, or the journey has become too tough. Sometimes we head home because we feel disillusioned or lost. Sometimes we head home because it’s the safest […]
I’m getting glimpses of a new rhythm pitter patting around the corridors of my home. Are you? The tempo has changed. The pitch has lowered by a few octaves. There is a repetitive, somewhat comforting pulse that is beginning to flow. I’ve been counting on us growing into this isolation thing. Very few of us […]
Many tweens and teens are very, very sad at the moment. School term is now finished and it’s time for them to go home indefinitely, with no clear understanding of when they will see their friends again. Most know that they will be home-schooled next term. Others know that their parents are essential workers, and […]