Michelle Mitchell

If you have a young one starting high school, you might relate to the term...

This blog was written for a very special 13-year-old, struggling to make a fresh start...

I want you to imagine you have a backpack sitting in front of you. It...

I’m getting glimpses of a new rhythm pitter patting around the corridors of my home....

The feeling of packing your bags up and heading home is always bittersweet, especially if...

Firstly, I want to send you a big virtual hug to families within Australia and...

12 months ago my son came to my husband and I with an “idea”.  Year...

To the girl who is apprehensive about the new school year.   I get it....

November 2019, 12.30pm. My husband’s phone rang. It was the phone call that no parent...

Today I spoke to a father who was concerned about his children, 9 and 12. ...

This topic is deeply personal to me. Why? Because resilience isn’t just a word to...

You may have heard people refer to resilience as the ‘bounce back’ factor which allows...

I don’t think that comparisons are always a bad thing.  Comparisons can give us accurate...

Have you ever sat at your child’s end of year graduation and hopefully waited for...

I caught up with a mum over coffee this afternoon. She shared with me this...

Here are two emails I recently received which share parents’ concerns about their daughter’s body...

Knowing how to manage emotions and comfort ourselves when we are unhappy or distressed is...

I learnt so much about gratitude from my father, who, to this day, is the...

It is normal for pre-teens and teens to experience a rollercoaster ride of friendship highs...

For many years I ran a successful charity that supported young people and their families...