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Blogs, videos and podcasts to help you navigate your family on topics such as friendships, technology, communication, self-harm, sexuality, resilience and more.
Consider this your library of practical, how-to information for issues like friendships, self-harm, technology, mental health, resilience and more.
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Blogs
https://vimeo.com/724774005 Hi Michelle I hope you don’t mind me asking but my 10 year old...
Over my 25-year career, I have never witnessed the level of pressure that I am...
Earlier this year Shannon noticed that the mental health of her 14-year-old son was deteriorating....
If your tween is experiencing powerful tears or shattering disappointments after tricky friendship days, know...
As a teacher, seeing students love learning, and their learning environment is very important to...
About 25 year ago I was an upper primary classroom teacher. I can remember being...
A 10-year-old girl approached me after a puberty presentation at her school. “Does my dad...
Young people typically cross my path when they are between 13 and 15 years old....
We all want our children to experience healthy and happy intimate relationships, but few parents...
This week has been brutal for Brisbane. We have lost 3 tweens/teens to suicide and...
Warning: This blog post discusses youth suicide. This week has been brutal for Brisbane. We...
Most parents tell me that puberty wasn’t a subject freely spoken about when they were...
A mum came to my last night with questions about how to respond to her...
I regularly teach sexual health in primary schools. Today, a 10 year old boy approached...
Throughout history, girl’s relationship with boundaries has been fascinating. For centuries, women lived with harsh,...
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...
If you have a young one starting high school, you might relate to the term...
Everything we do in life has a WHY. WHY’s don’t just happen over night. They...
Videos
An unexpected shift in friendships. A sudden end to a romance. Poor results in an...
For those supporting kids who have sent a nude. I have found that teenagers don’t...
The decisions we make while parenting a tween or teen can be tough, and we...
In this video I want to share three stay-connected strategies that parents can lean on...
Brett Lee founded internet safe education in 2008 and has been working tirelessly in schools...
You never know what is around the corner in life, and what demands your big...
Michelle Mitchell is the expert on all things Tweens and Teens. Her talks pack out...
Dave was held in very high esteem by his peers. He was captain of the...
I grew up in a ministers home. Many, many people processed their grief at my...
Susan McLean Susan McLean is Australia’s foremost expert in the area of cyber safety and was...
Dr Kristy Goodwin is a researcher, educator and big ambassador of digital wellbeing for both...
The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home is always bittersweet, especially if...
Podcasts
Teenage girls — it can be a tricky time when you’re not sure if your...
I want you to imagine you have a backpack sitting in front of you. It...
Thank you to GOLD104.3fm’s The Christian O’Connell Radio Show in Sydney for reviewing my Everyday...
When parents first find out that their child is self-harming they usually feel alone. They...
Michelle Mitchell is the expert on all things Tweens and Teens. Her talks pack out...
Being an only child or single parent can be hard when all your usual social...